MicroVMS/WS V3.0 ?!?!?!

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Sun Jul 8 00:29:02 2001

> >> > I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
> >> > aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
> >> >
> >> > AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
> >> > MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
> >> > COPYRIGHT 1986
> >> > DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> >> >
> >> > What is it?
> >>
> >> My guess would be the VMS Windowing System for MicroVMS.
> >
> >Shucks! I was hoping for a port of Wordstar v3.0 to VMS :)
>
> Hadn't really considered either of those, I was hopeing for something more
> like MicroVMS/WorkStation, but that didn't really make sense (as far as I
> know MicroVMS started with V4.x). Somehow I suspect VMS Windowing System
> is it.
>
> As for the WordStar, I don't think that ever made it to VMS, though
> WordPerfect did. The closest the pile of tapes came was DECwrite, and VAX
> Document. Somehow I've found TeX to be the best solution on VMS, it's nice
> and portable, and you can work on it from a VT100 if you want.

I've got WordPerfect for VMS somewhere, along with AutoCAD.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Sun Jul 08 2001 - 00:29:02 BST

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