[HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits?

[Cory Smelosky]

On 23 Dec 2012, at 18:56, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes: 


On 23 Dec 2012, at 18:45, "Steve Davidson" <jeep at scshome.net> wrote: 

-----Original Message----- >> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE >>
[mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Cory Smelosky >> Sent:
Sunday, December 23, 2012 18:36 >> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE >> Subject:
Re: [HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits? >> >> >> On 23 Dec 2012, at
18:33, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" >> <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: >>
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes: >>> >>>> On 12/23/2012
05:21 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote: > As i'm not getting >>>> anywhere with
my TOPS-10 endeavours, I thought i'd > try >> something else: >>>> older
VAXVMS in SIMH's VAX-11/780 simulator. ;) > > 1). >> What would be >>>>
the best/most interesting version to try? 2). Where > would I get >>>>
install media for these older versions? ;) >>>> >>>> I have a bunch of
older VMS distributions.   I don't know >> if they're >>>> available
anywhere else or not; I would assume so but am >> not sure. >>>> At
least several 3.x and 4.x distributions, going back to >> 3.0.   Let >>>>
me know if they're wanted and I can put them up somewhere. >>>> >>>> I'd
say 4.7 for speed and period-correctness, 5.5 for >> featurefulness.
The last release of VMS to run on an 11/780 was, I believe,
v6.2. >>> >>> V7.3 should run on it. >> >> Really? I seem to recall
reading several places that 6.2/6.3 >> were the last to run on an
-11/780. >> >>> >>> -- >>> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode
Hacker >> VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG >>> >>> Well I speak to machines with
the voice of humanity. >> >> > > What will run and what is supported can
be two entirely different > things! 

              OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Installation Procedure 

                                            Model: VAX-11/780 

You are correct. ;) 

...and when you've installed it, type:

$ HELP SHOW DEFAULT EXAMPLES   :P

$ DEFINE KUDOS WRK:[SCHENKENBERGER.TEMP1],WRK:[SCHENKENBERGER.TEMP2]

I see!


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