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The Question is: I have four AS500/400 r workstatoins running OpenVMS 6.2-1H3. Due to the current version of some vendor-specific software, we must use this older version of OpenVMS. We also have one 600au workstation currently running 7.1-2. Would it be possible for us to download (from Compaq) and then load an older version of the firmware, which would then allow us to run OpenVMS 6.2-1H3 on the 600au workstation? Our desire is to use the 600au as a development platform, in support of the AS500's. The Answer is : You have undoubtedly already consulted the OpenVMS minimum version requirements table that is referenced in the OpenVMS FAQ, and thus already know that the Personal Workstation series is not supported on OpenVMS V6.2-1H3. This is a hard requirement -- support for this hardware platform was not added into OpenVMS until well after the V6.2-1H3 release. You are now trapped between the maximum supported version of the unspecified software application and the minimum OpenVMS version that is required for the platform.
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