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on the Alpha Multia?

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Yes, there are a set of unsupported images that permit specific OpenVMS Alpha versions to bootstrap on the Multia UDB system. These images and the associated instructions are available at the OpenVMS Freeware website: o http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/freeware/ Look in the Freeware V5.0 /multia/ directory. Instructions are included IN the kits. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE! Some of the restrictions involved when running OpenVMS on the Multia system include (but may well not be limited to) the following: o The PCMCIA support was completely removed, because the Intel chip on the Multia was not compatable with the Cirrus chip on the Alphabook. 14-26 Hardware Information This means, of course, that you will not see and cannot use any PCMCIA cards on a Multia. The Multia uses shared interrupts, and as a result, a special ZLXp-E series graphics device driver-one that does not use interrupts-is needed. This driver is provided in the kit. o The serial lines don’t work. o If you have a Multia wit

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