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From: john@iastate.edu (John Hascall)
Subject: Re: FDDI on VAX?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Distribution: comp.sys.dec
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:50:30 GMT

bds@mbunix.mitre.org (Smith) writes:

}I've been told that I could overcome the 2 Ethernet limitation on the
}DEC 4000 AXP by using an FDDI board in a Futurebus+ slot, then running
}the FDDI line into a concentrator, then into multiple bridges, with
}each bridge handling multiple Ethernet ports up to the available
}bandwidth.  

}My question is, could the same be done on the VAX 4000, using one of
}the Q-Bus slots?

I can't answer your original question, but you might want to consider
a router with an FDDI interface and `N' ethernet interfaces
as a possible alternative to a concentrator and `N' FDDI-to-Enet bridges.

John
-- 
John Hascall                   ``An ill-chosen word is the fool's messenger.''
Systems Software Engineer
Project Vincent
Iowa State University Computation Center  +  Ames, IA  50011  +  515/294-9551
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: mjl17@mbuc.bio.cam.ac.uk (Michael Lush)
Subject: Re: DEC Read/Write of DOS floppy disk
Organization: U. of Cambridge, England
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:02:56 GMT


	A week ago I posted the following question:-

>        I have a DECstation 5000/25 (running ULTRIX V4.2A (Rev. 47)),
>and I want to read and/or write to DOS floppy disks via the internal
>disk drive.
>        How do I do this?  I've been told its possible but not how
>to do it.

	and offered to summerise...

	Anyway I got two replys boath pointing me to a package called
mtools,  a toolkit for unix read/write to DOS disks.

Avalible from:-

	ftp.uu.net
		/usenet/comp.sources.3b1/volume01
		drwxr-xr-x        512  Jul 29 18:39  mtools/
	gatekeeper.dec.com
		/.0/comp.sources.unix/volume11
		dr-xr-xr-x        512  Oct 31 18:31  mtools/
	physics.su.oz.au
		/386bsd/other-0.0
		drwxrwxr-x        512  Mar 31 1992  mtools/
	src.doc.ic.ac.uk
		/usenet/comp.archives/hardware/floppies
		drwxr-xr-x        512  May  3 1991  mtools/

	I also noticed something called sparc-mtools available from
the same places, make of this what you will...

	Anyway thankyou very much for the help.

 
Michael Lush
--
Email   mlush@uk.ac.mrc-crc             |Never use Mobius toilet paper
        mjl17@mbuc.bio.cam.ac.uk        |       Me.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: gu_jc4@usthk.ust.hk
Subject: Any Decwriter LA34's out there?
Organization: The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 08:16:28 GMT

My company is looking for some DEC LA34 (Decwriters).  Since they're not being
manufactured anymore, I was asked to post something to see if anyone had any
still lying around.

If you do, or have information on where I could find them, please send Email to
gu_jc4@usthk.ust.hk, or 76645.1072@compuserve.com, or send me a fax:

Sean Li, Research Analyst
The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club
Tel: (852) 830-7402
Fax: (852) 577-2773

Thanks!

- SL
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From: cts@dragon.com (Charles T. Smith, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,vmsnet.misc,comp.org.decus
Subject: Need help with MV2000
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:07:55 EST
Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited

I recently inherited a MicroVAX 2000...  any documentation is long gone.
This beastie has a thinwire port;  however, it does not appear to be 
enabled.  VMS boots ok;  the only devices are the disk and the terminal
ports.

Can anyone give me any hints on what it takes to enable the Ethernet
port?  Which test F...E...D, etc, indicates the Ethernet, or how
to read the TEST 50 output?

If anyone has an extra book on this puppy about, I'll pay shipping.

  Charles Smith
  cts@dragon.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward Tumbleweeds.)
Subject: Re: Limitations on memory allocation for a single user
Keywords: memory
Reply-To: alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward Tumbleweeds.)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:52:44 GMT


In article <1gn0hoINNhut@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>, marten@ilt.fhg.de (Lutz Marten) writes:
>
>Hello,
>we are using a package called FIDAP from Fluid Dynamics on a DECstation
>5000/240, Ultirx 4.3, 72 MB ram. The kernel has been rebuild after the
>instalation with "physmem 72". The problem that occurs:
>
> [ Message deleted... ]
>
>Is there any limitation on the memory that a single user may allocate ?
>
Yes.  The two most common limits on memory are:

1.  Having sufficient page/swap space for the amount of virtual
    memory desired.
2.  Per-process limits for stack and data space.  These limits are
    determined from the values of maxdsiz (data), maxssiz (stack)
    and maxtsiz (text) in the kernel configuration file.  You can
    check the "Guide to System Configuration File Maintenance" for
    the defaults.  The C-shell enforces it's own limits and these
    can be examined with the shell built-in "limit".  All it really
    limits is the stack size, because the data size limit defaults
    to the system limit.

>--
># Lutz Marten,
>
--
Alan Rollow				alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: bds@mbunix.mitre.org (Smith)
Subject: FDDI on VAX?
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Distribution: comp.sys.dec
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:33:30 GMT


I've been told that I could overcome the 2 Ethernet limitation on the
DEC 4000 AXP by using an FDDI board in a Futurebus+ slot, then running
the FDDI line into a concentrator, then into multiple bridges, with
each bridge handling multiple Ethernet ports up to the available
bandwidth.  

My question is, could the same be done on the VAX 4000, using one of
the Q-Bus slots?

Barry Smith
From: fredv@abba.acs.uci.edu (Fred Velijanian)
Subject: Re: Graphics Board Woes
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 11 Dec 92 22:00:43 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.174451.29724@dsg.cs.tcd.ie> skenny@dsg.cs.tcd.ie (Stephen Kenny) writes:
>There are so many questions:
>
>(1) Do I have the right board ?  Written on the board itself is "PMAGB-B"
>    (there is no letter after the final "B").

I believe the last B refers to "field" installable version of the board,
basically its just a marketing part number. "A" may mean factory
installed.

>(2) Is it going to work with Ultrix V4.2 (or do I have to upgrade first ?
>    For filesystem reasons (AFS in fact), we haven't upgraded to 4.3.  Maybe 
>    we need 4.2A ?)

I think you need 4.2A since HX was released around the time DECstation
5000/130, /240 and Personal DECstation was released (one year ago) and
they all needed 4.2A.

>(3) Have I even got the X server binary that is appropriate for this board ?
>    (I fear not).

You need Xws from 4.2A.

Fred Velijanian
University of California, Irvine
fredv@uci.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: lillie@comm.mot.com (Ross Lillie)
Subject: Re: Graphics Board Woes
Reply-To: lillie@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola LMP Systems Research, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 11:26:12 GMT

First of all, you need Ultrix V4.2A.  This was a point release, that basically
added support for the HX graphics card, among others.

Next, check your config files for the following entry:

	device          fb0        at ibus?     vector fbint

If you are running 4.2A, then this entry should be automagically added, if you
run /etc/doconfig when booted on the generic kernel.

--
Ross J. Lillie
LMP Sector Research
Motorola, Inc.
1301 E. Algonguin Rd.  Rm.2240
Schaumburg, Illinois  60196

Email:  lillie@comm.mot.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: PA@PARobitaille.ccr.hydro.qc.ca (Paul Andre Robitaille)
Subject: Re: Disk stripping on Alpha/OSF
Followup-To: comp.sys.dec
Organization: Hydro Quebec
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:33:43 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.202214.14025@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>,
alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward
Tumbleweeds.) wrote:
> 
> 
> In article <cozzi.24@convex.rad.nd.edu>, cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu (Marc D. Cozzi) writes:
> >
> > I have a need for fairly large file systems and files.
> > file size > 4Gbytes
> > file systems > 8Gbytes
> >
> > Does DEC offer disk stripping with Alpha/OSF ?
> > If not when if ever will it be available?
> 
> OSF/1 on Alpha AXP systems will use 64 bit integers for off_t, allowing
> very large files and file systems.  Using LVM on OSF/1 you can take parts
> of disks and build large file systems.  This isn't really striping because
> the chunks are too large, but it will get you virtual devices of the
> required capacity.
> 
> If you do end up needing Striping, please let me know.  I'm the person
> currently maintaining ULTRIX Striping and will likely have to do it for
> OSF if there is need.
> >
> >Marc Cozzi
> >Univ of Notre Dame
> >cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu
> >
> --
> Alan Rollow				alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com

This is strange because one of the tenders on a system we have an RFP out
for is talking about offering us striping on an AXP OSF platform. I thought
they
had some insights into DEC's future plans...

Alain Martineau
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: atmos@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: HELP needed reading CD-ROM disk !!!!
Date: 19 Dec 92 17:30:57 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620




I was wondering if anyone could help out with a problem I have reading a 
CD-ROM disk on our departmental VAX VMS cluster. The CD-ROM is High Sierra
format disk (I think this is a ISO990 standard) and is all set up such that it
can be read by a PC (i.e. It has normal PC directory structure). 

I can VMS DUMP the contents of the disk on our DEC CD-ROM, but I was wondering
if there was any DEC/third-party software to convert from PC format, such 
that the disk can be read easily on the cluster.

It would be great to hear from anyone who has had similar problems.

many thanks,


Paul Morris,
Dept of Atmospheric Physics,
University of Oxford,
England  
Xref: sparky comp.sys.dec:6463 vmsnet.alpha:39
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,vmsnet.alpha
Subject: Attaching SCSI devices to Alpha
From: cchd@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Huw Davies)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:38:08 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University

We've just ordered our first Alpha system (a 3000 400s) which will replace
a couple of MicroVAX 3400s (won't our users be happy....). The Alpha comes
with two SCSI-2 ports (one internal and one external). What I want to know
is can I connect the Exabyte drive currently on the 3400s to the SCSI-2
bus?

-- 
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  Computing Services   | Phone: +61 3 479 1500   Fax: +61 3 479 1999
  La Trobe University  | I own an Alfa to keep me poor in a monetary
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: john@iastate.edu (John Hascall)
Subject: Re: DEC workstation user feedback
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 16:10:53 GMT

przemek@rrdstrad.nist.gov (Przemek Klosowski) writes:
}Here's my two pennies: I wish DEC did away with this righteous sticking to
}the idea that ESC _must_ only  be the beginning of an escape sequence,
}and added an ESC key to their keyboards. It is just silly NOT to have
}a hardware escape key, while  providing multiple options in software to 
}configure escape on either F11 or ~ or ...

On the other hand, I wish moronic programmers would stop using ESCAPE
as a keystroke when it clearly is not.

You'ld think someone from "nist" would have some respect for *standards*,
wouldn't you?

John
-- 
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Systems Software Engineer
Project Vincent
Iowa State University Computation Center  +  Ames, IA  50011  +  515/294-9551
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: tad@ritcsh.csh.rit.edu (Tad Hunt )
Subject: Question about Vax Station 2000
Originator: tad@nick.csh.rit.edu
Organization: Computer Science House @ RIT
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:45:37 GMT

	Hello, i don't know if this is the right place to post this,
but I'm gonna try it here anyway.  I just purchased a VS 2000 and was
wondering if there is any way to expand its memory above the included
6 mb?  Thanks in advance for a reply.
				-Tad
From: marten@ilt.fhg.de (Lutz Marten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Limitations on memory allocation for a single user
Date: 16 Dec 1992 10:31:20 GMT
Organization: FhG-ILT
Distribution: world
Reply-To: marten@ilt.fhg.de
NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.44.11.6
Keywords: memory


Hello,
we are using a package called FIDAP from Fluid Dynamics on a DECstation
5000/240, Ultirx 4.3, 72 MB ram. The kernel has been rebuild after the
instalation with "physmem 72". The problem that occurs:

start-up
display initialization begins..run..
child is dead
child is dead
 *** F I D A P   M E M O R Y   E R R O R ***
     FIDAP  IS UNABLE TO ACCESS REQUESTED MEMORY.
     MEMORY REQUESTED WAS     12000000 BYTES.
     EXECUTION ABORTED.
child is dead

Is there any limitation on the memory that a single user may allocate ?

--
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# Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institut fuer Lasertechnik 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: brune@luther.che.wisc.edu (Douglas A. Brune)
Subject: Re: Need help with MV2000
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Date: 14 Dec 92 11:25:44 CST

In article <1992Dec14.093107.4597@memstvx1.memst.edu>
flowers@memstvx1.memst.edu (Harry Flowers) writes: 
> 
>You should also know that, though all MicroVAX 2000's had an external 
>thinwire interface, the base model did not include the actual ethernet
>interface.  You might want to open it up and see if it's attached (the 
>box isn't very easy to open and harder to close, though). 
>--
We used to have a 2000 with both a thick and a thin interface, the
thin marked "A", the thick marked "B". A slider switch selected the
active interface. You might check to see if you have a similar model,
and if the slider switch (next to the thick interface) is in the
correct position.

Doug   brune@luther.che.wisc.edu
-
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From: olin@vger.cheme.cornell.edu (Steve Thompson)
Subject: Ultrix 4.3 / alternate console question
Reply-To: olin@vger.cheme.cornell.edu
Organization: Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, NY
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:01:58 GMT

I have just installed Ultrix 4.3 on a DECstation 5000/200-PXG. When
this system ran 4.2A, the graphics screen/keyboard was also the
console. However, I now want to use an RS232 terminal (attached to
the left port) as console. This appears to work fine, with the
exception that I can get no display on the graphics screen. All the
relevant software is installed and is running OK (yes, I have checked
that the monitor is turned on). Anyone seen this before?

Steve

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From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Re: VAX BSD final answer...ITS of course
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:48:02 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.041235.4661@panix.com>, tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon) writes:
> In article <Byx3D5.326@dscomsa.desy.de> Hallam@zeus02.desy.de writes:
>>In article <DGRAY.92Dec2000244@menudo.uh.edu>, dgray@menudo.uh.edu (Dennis Gray
>>Jr.) writes:
...
> (Now if there were only a TOPS-20 or ITS port for the vax...)

Hm, I've a set of ITS sources at home, and with ALPHA we can do TOPS-20 paging
or ITS paging...

Any one got an alpha they don't need for a year or 3? :-)

~Paul

Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: bwherry@nyx.cs.du.edu (Colorado Cyberpunk)
Subject: Re: VAX 11/750 and InfoServer 100
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 00:30:54 GMT

In article <15DEC199211021097@loyola.edu> cmelaro@loyola.edu (Chris Melaro) writes:
>
>	We have just recently recieved a 11/750 with no documentation.  I would
>like to be able to boot it from our InfoServer in order to upgrade to a newer
>version of VMS.
>	I know that on our VAX 6310, we are able to do this with a command
>similar to:
>		BOOT/XMI:A/R5:E0000100 EXA0

You can't.  Yep, all VAX 6000's and 4000's and MicroVAXen('cept
maybe the MicroVAX I) support booting over the ethernet.  Sadly,
the VAX 11/750 does not.  You could always contact DEC and see what
sort of TRADE in allowance they might give you for it... :-(.

brad
--
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bwherry@nyx.cs.du.edu | e luce ad tenebras.



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From: przemek@rrdstrad.nist.gov (Przemek Klosowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DEC workstation user feedback
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:24:09 GMT
Organization: U. of Maryland/NIST
In-reply-to: don@zl2tnm.gen.nz's message of 13 Dec 92 04:45:39 GMT

In article <11173347@zl2tnm.gen.nz> don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes) writes:


   start with an ESC and follow the ANSI sequences.

   Treating ESC as a keystroke is asking for trouble.  If an application 
   receives an ESC, it can either treat it as one character or as a lead
   in to a multiple character sequence.  IT CANNOT DO BOTH.  

But that is not what I meant!!! _Of course_ ESC cannot reliably be at
the same time a command by itself and a command sequence prefix. But,
if you have your way, escape may only prefix the keys that the vendor
provided for you (arrow keys, keypad, whatever); why on earth should
you disallow other commands that start with an escape key?

I see that you mentioned vi, which indeed tries to use ESC in both
capabilities.  I say "dump vi, use emacs".

--
			przemek klosowski (przemek@rrdstrad.nist.gov)
			Reactor Division (bldg. 235), E111
			National Institute of Standards and Technology
			Gaithersburg, MD 20899,      USA

			(301) 975 6249
From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: What's wrong with standalone backup?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 06:14:48 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <16DEC199208045056@spades.aces.com>, system@spades.aces.com (SYSTEM MANAGER) writes:
>#A question!  Are the underscores before the drive names mandatory,
>#optional or erroneous?
>
>Not mandatory, optional for a purpose, and not erroneous.  A leading
>underscore indicates that the item is not to be checked for logical
>name translation.  Thus _mua0 refers to device mua0, whereas mua0
>could be defined as a logical name pointing to anything (mub47).

Well, that's what the underscore USED to do.  But not undere VMS v5.4-2 anyway.
Perhaps STANDALONE BACKUP still treats them that way, but SHOW.EXE and
DIRECTORY.EXE don't seem to:

$	WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$GETSYI("VERSION")
V5.4-2  
$	SET NOON
$	SET VERIFY
$	DEFINE _MSA0 MSB0:
$	SHO DEV _MSA0

Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free  Trans Mnt
 Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks Count Cnt
SOL1$MSB0:              Online               0
$	DIR _MSA0:
%DIRECT-E-OPENIN, error opening MSB0:[]*.*;* as input
-RMS-E-DNR, device not ready, not mounted, or unavailable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL

Disclaimer:  Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS.  That's what I get paid for.  My
understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
Xref: sparky comp.sys.dec:6507 comp.os.vms:19434 vmsnet.misc:1075
From: rob@wzv.win.tue.nl (Rob J. Nauta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,vmsnet.misc
Subject: DEC Design Tools (CDD, DEC repository), are they any good ?
Date: 16 Dec 92 21:56:30 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.dec
Organization: None

My boss thinks buying DEC design tools like CDD (Common Data Dictionary
and DEC repository) will solve his problems concerning database management.
Is this true, what are your experiences ?

Thanks,

Rob
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: warren@atmos.washington.edu (David Warren)
Subject: Prime backup reader for ULTRIX or VMS??????
Organization: Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 19:35:43 GMT

Has anyone heard of any programs that can read Prime backup tapes or
magsav tapes? We have a lot of data from the VIKING lander on these
that we would like to be able to read on our DECstations or even on
our VAXen.
--
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Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, AK-40
University of Washington
DECUS E-PUBS Library Committee representative
SeaLUG DECUS Vice Chair
From: gunter@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Gunter Ahrendt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: RMS-11 User's guide for sale
Date: 19 Dec 1992 08:03:05 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus.uwa.edu.au

DEC AA-D538A-RC for V1.8
Offers.
From: jeh@cmkrnl.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Monitor compatibility
Date: 12 Dec 92 08:51:11 GMT
Organization: Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego, CA

> In article <1992Dec10.100031.19319@infodev.cam.ac.uk>, maj@cl.cam.ac.uk 
(Martyn Johnson) writes:
> |>
> |>Can anybody tell me whether the "TX" Turbochannel Board (24 plane colour)
> |>is compatible with the VR295-D3 monitor (as used on a VAXstation 3520)?
> |>
> |>Two separate questions really:
> |>
> |>- will it work?
> 
In article <1992Dec11.125503.7460@engage.pko.dec.com>,
 jackson@pravda.enet.dec.com () writes:
> 
> PROBABLY not.  [...]

Give up trying to use the VR295.  Instead, go buy a NEC 5FG (17", $1400 street
price) or 6FG (20", $2300 street price).  Several of my clients have purchased
these on my recommendation and all are very impressed.  They're cheaper than
DEC's monitors, color and resolution are spectacular, and they're much more
versatile:  they'll work with ALL of DEC's workstation video standards as well
as anything a PC or Mac is likely to throw at them; I'll bet they'll work on
Suns, too.  

There is even a front- panel switch for selecting between the two sets of video
inputs (one BNC connectors, the other a pair of D-sub connectors for PC and
Mac)!  So you can put one of these on your DEC workstation and not need a
second monitor for the PC or Mac that you probably still need to have around. 

DEC really ought to consider dropping the VRT19 (Sony Trinitron) and supplying
the 6FG instead.  The image is better (sharper, crisper, etc.) and the customer
would be getting a much more generally-useful tube.  (This would not be 
inconsistent with DEC's commitment to open systems.)

	--- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
applications, networks, internals, and device drivers for VMS and Windows-NT
uucp 'g' protocol guru and release coordinator, VMSnet (DECUS uucp) W.G., and 
Chair, Programming and Internals Working Group, U.S. DECUS VMS Systems SIG 
Internet:  jeh@cmkrnl.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com
Uucp:  ...{crash,eisner,uunet}!cmkrnl!jeh
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