VMS 4.4 source code on microfiche

From: Dan Veeneman <dan_at_ekoan.com>
Date: Thu Feb 15 22:46:56 2001

Hello folks,

While cleaning out a storage box I came across a padded
envelope that contains 536 sheets of microfiche perporting
to be the source code for VAX/VMS 4.4. Each sheet is
numbered from 0001 to 0536, has a part number of AH-HP48A-SE
and is marked "DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION" /
"CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY".

The envelope itself is labeled

  AH-HP48A-SE
  VAX/VMS V4.4 SRC LST MCRF
  (c) 1986

My question is, was DEC in the habit of selling or
distributing their OS source code to third parties?

If I recall correctly, VMS was written (mostly) in BLISS, but
since my microfiche reader is still in storage I can't confirm
the contents of these sheets.

I also seem to recall a VMS simulator for MS-DOS that I have
around here somewhere...


Cheers,

Dan
Received on Thu Feb 15 2001 - 22:46:56 GMT

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