Article 168183 of comp.os.vms:
James Carlson <james.carlson@UC.EDU> wrote on 16-APR-1996:
> I have an Alpha 3000/300X running Open VMS 6.1-1H2. I want to transfer
> files to a PC which has a ZIP drive. Transfering the datafiles by FTP is
> not possible. Has anybody tried to setup an external ZIP (SCSI) drive in
> VMS? Are there extra drivers needed? Thanks in advance.

Assuming the ZIP drive is intended to have a FAT ("DOS") files system,
I'd try to solve the problem with NDFP (still in BETA test, until I get
some success or failure notices - currently needs a VMS C compiler to build):

	- find a PC with network card, and a not too ancient version of DOS
	  (allegedly there are many such beasts around) which can handle
	  the ZIP drive
	- get NDFP0530.ZIP (likely to get another update soon) from
		ftp://gwdw04.gwdg.de/vms/ or ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/vms/
	  (UNZIP executables for VMS can be found there, too)
	- somehow, transfer the contents of the kit's [.PC] subdirectory
	  to the PC's disk
	- build the VMS end of NDFP using a C compiler (there are some
	  0*README.* that tell you what to do in detail)
	- on the PC, load the "DOS packet driver" appropriate to the
	  network card, and then run ETHNDS5
	- on VMS, slighly edit SETUP.COM to contain the PC's ethernet
	  address, invoke the same, acquire SYSLCK privilege (!)
	- now copy files (via ethernet) between VMS and DOS as you like,
	  using the appropriate sequence of 
		$ ND_PUT {VMSfile} {DOSfile}
	  (the package also has ND_GET, ND_DIR, and many more goodies).

Wolfgang J. Moeller, Tel. +49 551 2011516 or -510, moeller@gwdvms.dnet.gwdg.de
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