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@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ external hard drive - both of the MFM variety. That's not a big amount of
storage, and old MFM drives are as you probably know prone to stiction and storage, and old MFM drives are as you probably know prone to stiction and
bad blocks, if they even work at all. bad blocks, if they even work at all.
The VAXstation 200 does have a SCSI interface, however it was only intended The VAXstation 2000 does have a SCSI interface, however it was only intended
to be used with the optional external TZK50 tape drive, and as such has never to be used with the optional external TZK50 tape drive, and as such has never
had any real support for adding hard drives, and it certainly cannot boot had any real support for adding hard drives, and it certainly cannot boot
from a SCSI hard drive even if the operating system supported accessing one. from a SCSI hard drive even if the operating system supported accessing one.
But all is not lost. An experimental patch set for the VAXstation 200 was But all is not lost. An experimental patch set for the VAXstation 2000 was
created (but never officially released) to add full SCSI support to both the created (but never officially released) to add full SCSI support to both the
internal ROMs and to VAX/VMS, but only one specific version. Which is what internal ROMs and to VAX/VMS, but only one specific version. Which is what
we have here. we have here.