[HECnet] VAX/VMS 3.0 Distribution Available for Download --> boot on Vax8600/50

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 3/21/2020 8:47 AM, R. Voorhorst wrote:
> Boot on Vax8600:
>
> HK0: 'F:\Shares\Distribution\VMS\Vms_30\VAXVMSV3.0-26APR1982\vmsv30.rk07' Contains ODS2 File system
> HK0: Volume Name: VAXVMSRL3    Format: DECFILE11B   Sectors In Volume: 53790
> sim> b hk0
> Loading boot code from internal vmb.exe
>
> %SYSBOOT-W-ECO or microcode version less than minimum required for VMS.
> %SYSBOOT-E-Unable to locate file SYSLOA
> SC.EXE
> HALT instruction, PC: 0000325A (CLRQ R8)
> sim>
>
> So some work to do or not (very well) possible.
>
> So it will run on Vax11/780 the original workhorse from then.
> Somewhere a Decnet-3.0 around for Vms to make it complete?
>
> Best regards,
> R.V.


The VAX 8600 came out late in 1984.  You need VAX/VMS V4.0 and newer to support it.  V3.0 doesn't have support.


John H. Reinhardt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Paul Birkel
> Sent: Saturday, 21 March, 2020 13:56
> To: 'Ray Jewhurst' <raywjewhurst at gmail.com>; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk at classiccmp.org>; hecnet at update.uu.se
> Cc: 'simh' <simH at trailing-edge.com>; 'John Dundas' <dundas at caltech.edu>
> Subject: RE: [HECnet] VAX/VMS 3.0 Distribution Available for Download
>
> According to the Release Notes it works on the 11/750 and 11/730 as well.
> See: AA-D015D-TE
> https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_decvaxvms3leaseNotesV3.0May82_5458871/mode/2up
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ray Jewhurst via cctalk
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:34 AM
> To: hecnet at update.uu.se
> Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; simh; John Dundas
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAX/VMS 3.0 Distribution Available for Download
>
> >From 1982 I see. I know that this will run on the 780/785 but what about the other VAX-11s or the 8600? I am purely a simulator and have never used the real thing and I am not sure what years the models in question were released. Sorry if my questions seem ignorant.
>
> Ray
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 8:08 AM Supratim Sanyal <supratim at riseup.net> wrote:
>
>> John Dundas' distribution of VAX/VMS version 3.0 (April 1982) can now
>> be downloaded from my Dropbox.
>>
>> The SYSTEM password is MANAGER.
>>
>> Note: Dropbox does not force you to create an account, if you look
>> carefully you will see a "Continue to view" link at the bottom of that
>> pop-up.
>>
>> Here's what it boots into:
>>
>>
>>     VAX/VMS Version V3.0 26-APR-1982 16:21
>>
>>
>> PLEASE ENTER DATE AND TIME (DD-MMM-YYYY  HH:MM) 21-MAR-2020 11:58
>> %JBC-I-NEWQUEUE, new queue file created %OPCOM, 21-MAR-2020
>> 11:58:34.51, logfile initialized by operator OPA0
>>           logfile is SYS$MANAGER:OPERATOR.LOG
>>     Login quotas - Interactive limit=64, Current interactive value=0
>>     SYSTEM       job terminated at 21-MAR-2020 11:58:39.91
>>
>> Username: SYSTEM
>> Password:
>>           Welcome to VAX/VMS version V3.0 $ $
>>
>> Grab it from https://bit.ly/vaxvms30
>>
>> Regards,
>> Supratim
>>
>> --
>> Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT
>> 39.19151 N, 77.23432 W
>> QCOCAL::SANYAL via HECnet
>>
>>