[HECnet] VAX/VMS 1.50

[Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-]

Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:

On 2013-04-07 01:40, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:
"Cory Smelosky" <b4 at gewt.net> writes:

On 04/06/2013 06:12 PM, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:

"Cory Smelosky" <b4 at gewt.net> writes:



On 6 Apr 2013, at 16:54, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" =
<system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:

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"Cory Smelosky" <b4 at gewt.net> writes:
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Is LAT supported on VMS 3.5 at all?   If so, is it supported without =
the =3D
DECnet license? (I don't have a license kit for 3.x)
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LAT is _NOT_ part of DECnet.   LAT can be run without DECnet installed =
or
running.   IIRC, LAT was licensed with VMS.

Ah.   So I just need to find the filename to start it then. ;)

It's changed since V3x days.   Look for LTLOAD.COM in SYS$MANAGER.
The new names are LAT$STARTUP and LAT$SYSTARTUP but I think you'll
find LTLOAD.COM is the place to begin.


Hmmm.   There is no LATCP.EXE, LAT$STARTUP.COM, or LTLOAD.COM it would
appear.   Was it an add-on kit for VMS 3.5 or did I miss something rather
important? ;)

Though I lived it, recalling this history is not one of my strong points.
LAT showed up in VMS circa 1984/1985 time frame from my recollection.   I
think you will need a newer version of VMS if you want LAT.   Look around
for V4.7 (pre-SMP/V5.0) or later VMS.   They should have LAT and DECnet IV.

I'm trying to recall, but I might be wrong. But I thought I was atleast 
using LAT with VMS V3.7 at the time. (I don't think I ever used any VMS 
before that.) That should be somewhere around 1984.

Recollection of V37 and V4.7 (key releases) always confuses me.   However,
you may be right.   A timeline that HP has on its site begins with V4.0.   I
don't see any mention of LAT in the timeline until much later though but I
am pretty sure that is was available before the date mentioned in said time-
line.

I do still have my Orange Wall and Gray Wall but the Blue Wall was damaged
in a basement flood, so I don't have that documentation to reference.

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