> -----Original Message----- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Douglas > Taylor via cctech > Sent: 01 February 2018 17:56 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <cct...@classiccmp.org> > Subject: VMS 8.4 Alpha Hobbyist disk images > > I'm getting an Alphaserver 1000a and wanted to install VMS 8.4 - hobbyist > license from CD. > > So, I went to the folder on my PC where I have the 8.4 hobbyist > distribution. There are 3 ISO files; ALPHA084, ALPHA084LP1 and > ALPHA084LP2. >
Whilst they may have a ".iso" extension, they are not, strictly speaking "ISO" files as that implies a file format within the CD. I believe that these are VMS (ODS) format disks and burning programs that check for ISO will fail. > I thought I would burn these to CD and up and away. However, Windows 7 > balks and says, 'The selected disc image file isn't valid'. > > Is it Windows 7 or is there something I'm missing? Is the CD on the Try http://www.imgburn.com/ I think that’s what I used... > Alphaserver 2048 byte block size or 512? > I honestly can't remember, but I don't think it matters. > Doug > Dave
