I don’t have access to the same resources I used to, but a bell ringing in my head says that V8.3 might have been supported on the 3000/400 as an upgrade but not as an original install.
ISTR that the problem was running out of space on the CD to support booting older systems. As I said, this comes from memory so I could well be wrong… Huw > On 8 Sep 2015, at 12:52 am, Sean Caron <sca...@umich.edu> wrote: > > I have a 3000/400 and I was never able to get 8.3 to install on it ... I > don't think I was ever able to get it to even boot from the 8.3 media (with > most recent firmware) ... I just dropped back to V7.3 and it works great. > > Best, > > Sean > > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Mark Wickens <m...@wickensonline.co.uk> > wrote: > >> I was quite surprised about 8.3 supporting the DEC 3000/600 AXP, however >> looking at the Quickspecs you appear to be right. >> >> http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx%2Fc04154442.pdf >> >> However, I don't see any Turbochannel graphics adapters listed as >> supported, only the following: >> >> Graphics Options >> PBXGK >> ELSA/GLoria Synergy+ graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for >> supported PCI-based >> Alpha Workstations and Servers. >> PBXGD >> PowerStorm 300/500 graphics option that provides 3D acceleration or 3D >> acceleration with >> stereo viewing capabilities for supported PCI-based Alpha Workstations and >> Servers. >> PBXGF >> 3DLabs OXYGEN VX1 graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for >> supported PCI-based >> Alpha Workstations and Servers. >> PBXGG >> ATI RADEON 7500 2D and 3D, PCI and AGP graphics option >> >> So you might be out of luck on that front. >> >> Mark. >> >> >> >> On 07/09/15 10:16, Rod Smallwood wrote: >> >>> I thought it might be nice to have a DEC based graphics work station. >>> I had the Alpha, a high res monitor and the Hobbyist Media CD for >>> ALPHAVMS 8,3. (yes the system supports 8.3) >>> SFSG .. So CD in the drive and switch on. First a nice colour graphics >>> demo/test. >>> Then the nomal system level stuff. >>> prompt, enter SHO DEV and our CD >>> drive shows as DKA400 just where it should be. >>> >>> So Boot DKA400: and off we go. After a while a menu appears from which >>> you can load layered products you need. >>> It gets part way through the load and falls over with a data error. The >>> cd is a real bought and paid for Media CD and is not a copy. >>> >>> Before I do a lot of tedious emaling (HP have taken the Hobbyist program >>> in house) has anybody successfully loaded an Alpha with ALPHA VMS 8.3? >>> >>> Regards >>> Rod >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Huw Davies | e-mail: huw.dav...@kerberos.davies.net.au Melbourne | "If soccer was meant to be played in the Australia | air, the sky would be painted green"