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From: malcolm@csdgwy.unsw.edu.au (Malcolm Wade)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: VMS v5.0 & RD53 system disks
Message-ID: <390@csdgwy.unsw.edu.au>
Date: 16 May 88 09:57:24 GMT
References: <2898@tekgen.TEK.COM> <4778@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: University of New South Wales
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>I have recently been told that RD53s will no longer be allowed as system
>disks due to the new "one size fits all" VMS.  Has anyone else heard anything
>about this???

According to the release notes that DEC have supplied to us, the distribution
kit for FT1 (v5.0) is 7,776 blocks larger the v4.6, some of which will be
used for the upgrade process and therefore not permanent. If you have an
RD53, this may cuase difficulties for customers with small disk configurations.

Malcolm

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