[HECnet] Getting openvms going

[Ray Jewhurst]

I got it mechanically so to speak to work but it gave me an error  on
5.5-2.  I am not sure if it is the version of VMS or not but I will try it
7.3 tomorrow and see if it works.

Ray

On Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 8:12 PM Bill Cunningham <bill.cu at suddenlink.net>
wrote:

>
> On 11/13/2019 5:28 PM, Mark Pizzolato wrote:
> > ...
> > There are many ways to skin a cat.  Some of these ways have
> > complicated steps and some have fewer.
> >
> > The latest simh has support to simplify the import of licenses,
> > source code files and other data from the host system environment
> > using:
> >
> >       1) Extract the license files from the email you received
> >                      and save them somewhere in your local file system
> >                     (say Hobbyist-USE-ONLY-VA.TXT and
> Hobbyist-USE-ONLY-I64.TXT)
> >       2) Start the VAX simulator and enter this command:
> >               sim> ATTACH TQ -F ANSI-VMS Hobbyist-*
>
>      The command above Mark does not seem to work on my VMS at all. I
> can get it to accept this,
>
> att tq -F FIXED vmst  /* vmst is a rename of the Hobbyist VA.TXT
> license, tried the original name it didn't work either */
>
> >       3) Boot VMS and login on the console and then execute the
> following commands:
> >               $ MOUNT/OVER=ID MUA0:
> >               $ @MUA0:Hobbyist-USE-ONLY-VA.TXT
>
>      The OS request I mount the following name,
>
> mount /over=id _BUC$MUA0:  /* That it takes but it doesn't work */
>
> Ha I am stumped here. I can't remember what all the $ and : mean. And
> the [] I think mean directory. The numbers after ; I remember are
> version numbers and that's what purge is for.
>
> Bill
>
>
> >
> > The "HELP TQ ATTACH" command should help with more detail.
> >
> > - Mark
>
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