Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ucbvax!dillon From: dillon@ucbvax.ARPA (The Sherif "Matt D.") Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Will 4.2 run on 11/785? Message-ID: <4281@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 13:37:32 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4281 Posted: Mon Jan 21 13:37:32 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jan-85 05:50:51 EST References: <159@sask.UUCP> Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 17 > We will be installing a nice new Vax 11/785 at the end of January. > Will 4.2 boot from the distribution tape or do we need to make some > modifications? If it will boot, will it run without changes? > -- > Derek Andrew, ACS, U of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W0 > {ihnp4 | utah-cs | utcsrgv | alberta}!sask!derek 306-966-4820 0900-1630 CST I have heard that the 785 is 100% compatible with the 780... right down to the processor I.D. I have also heard that Dec purposefully did not fix the bugs in the new 785 to keep it compatible with the 780. So, in answer to your question... I don't know. However, I don't forsee you having any problems fixing the boot program if it does not work En-old. Matt