MicroVAX 3100 setup

[Robert J.M. Edis]

G'day all, it's me again.

This is NOT a PowerHouse question but I only got three responses on the VMS
list so here goes:

I have been handed a MicroVAX 3100 (1987 vintage) to setup, upgrade, connect
to our Windows NT based LAN and maintain a PowerHouse based application on
remotely (via the internet).  The configuration as I can see it is:

32MB RAM on two 'daughter' boards, no SIMMs or DIMMs, just LOTS of little
chippies.
4 x ~400MB HDD
1 x LTZ06 4MM external tape drive
VMS 5.4-3
DECNet
Vt420 terminal
It has a 'bayonet' type ethernet connector sticking out the back and three
RJ14 type sockets for terminal connections, probably a 10Base2 adaptor.

I have found out that I have the max amount of RAM on board as I can get, I
can add just about any SCSI HDD, I can add just about any SCSI CD ROM drive
(any got an old one spare?) and the UCX license has expired.

I have NO manuals or license documentation.  I am assured that the VMS,
PowerHouse and Visibility licenses are all legal and paid for though!

Questions:
1.	How do I connect this thing to our TCP/IP LAN so that I can log into
our network from home and use the VAX?
2.	What upgrade paths do I have?  We will probably install a newer
version of VMS but the main client is still using PH 5.12C. 
3.	Has anyone got a later MicroVAX they want to sell?  E.g. MicroVAX
3100 Model 85 or 88, etc. or even a 4000 series.
4.	How can I tell what model I have here?  (10,10e,20,20e,etc)
5.	Where can I get a diagram of what's inside it?  What are all the
sockets for?
6.	What's the difference between an Ethernet 10Base2 vs 10BaseT
adaptors/connectors?

I will really appreciate all the informative response I know will be
forthcomming. ;)

Blue
PowerHouse consultant
Rhode Island, USA

Disclaimer:
The opinions and ideas expressed in this message are my own and have no
relationship to my current employer, Initial Technical Staffing, its client
CCI, or any of CCI's clients.


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