RSX-11M v4.1

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue Aug 18 10:57:42 1998

OK, last night I tried copying the damaged RL02's that contain what is
supposed to be a RSX-11M v4.1 distribution. Unfortunatly two of the disks
seem to be damaged. I was able to recover 3/4 of one, and boot it in the
Supnik emulator, the other wouldn't even mount.

Now, I've got a question about these packs, and thier labels.

RSX-11M V4.1 |
        RSXM35 V1 | I was able to copy 8,638,976 bytes of
        RLUTIL V2 | 10,485,760. It will boot.
Copied 06/19/84 | Fault light now comes on when try to load

RSX-11M V4.1
        EXCPRV V1
        HLPDCL V2
Copied 06/19/84

RSX-11M V4.1
        MCRSRC V1
Copied 06/19/84

RSX-11M V4.1 |
        ACSQ22 V1 | Fault light comes on when I try to load it.
        UPDATE V2 |
        ACS MODS V3 |
Copied 06/19/84 rev 06/14/84 |

Unfortuntaly I suspect that the first pack is the most important, and based
on the SYSGEN documentation, I need the first three packs to do a SYSGEN.
What on earth is the third pack?

Also, is this the standard way for a RSX-11M distribution to be packaged?

On a semi positive note, the drives (2 RL02, and 2 RL01) came with 2 RL02
packs and a RL01 pack in them. The two RL02's contain a bootable system
that appears to have the Whitesmith C on it. I'm not sure about the RL01.
I'm still hoping the Whitesmith C distribution on RL01 is OK.

Once I've got archival copies made of all this I'll be more willing to play
with the packs. On a positive note, I can play with the images in the
emulator while copying them. I think I've still got over a dozen packs to
go through. I'll probably finish the RL02's tonite.

                                Zane
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