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From: Fred Kleinsorge <kleinsorge@star.enet.dec_nospam.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: OpenVMS on PWS
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 13:38:17 -0400
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Peter LANGSTOEGER wrote:
> 
> I just read in DSIN about the OpenVMS ECO kit ALPLAN01_H1071.
> 
> And I found:
> 
> Problems Addressed in ALPLAN01_H1071:
> 
>   o  The  Personal  Workstation  433A  with  the  100  Mbit   Medium
>      Attachment  Unit (MAU) and a 21143 chip will not operate in 100
>      Mbit mode.
> 
> So I assume, there is already OpenVMS for the PWS. And it seems to be V7.1-1H1.
> 
> *) Did anyone of you heard/read of an official Digital statement regarding
> this fact (beside this release notes) ?
> *) Is the above statement misspelled ? Will OpenVMS run on a PWS 433A or
> (as expected) only on the "Universal" version: PWS433AU ??
> *) Will OpenVMS run on a PWS500AU and on a PWS600AU, too ?
> *) Is DEC Marketing still non-existant ?


  The PWS support in V7.1-1H1 is "latent".  That is, we do not
  officially support it, but the engineering work for the base
  hardware was complete and placed onto the kit, pending qualification.

  VMS and Digital UNIX will only run on the universal varients, and
  is not sold for use on the NT-only versions (the console will also
  prevent it on some platforms).

  The PWS went thru a number of changes since work began on it,
  including a new ISA bridge chip, and the use of an embedded
  ATAPI CD ROM.  Product management/Marketing will announce support
  for new systems when they are ready and available for sale with
  VMS support.


-- 
Frederick G. Kleinsorge       | Standard disclaimer:  All opinions
OpenVMS Engineering           | expressed are mine, and not those of my
Digital Equipment Corporation | employer, or any one else with half a
kleinsorge@star.enet.dec.com  | clue.  No refunds on sale items.