> > I'm pretty sure I have V5.5-2 on CD. I seem to remember V5.5-2H4 was
> > only shipped with processors that needed the support, since the "H"
> > releases are hardware releases, not patch releases.
>
> IIRC, V5.5-2 is on the Hobbyist V1 CD, so if I'm lucky I'll be able to load
> that on the VAXstation 4000/60 I want to run it on. BTW, I know in the case
> of V7.2-1 you can no longer buy it, you have to buy V7.2-1H1.
But that's really a problem, since -1H1 is just -1 with support for newer
processors. If it was like the V7.1-x releases for the Alpha, it was
probably cheaper.
> > When Tim Stark's VAX emulation is ready I want to get a copy of V1.x just to
> > play with it, since it's been a long time since I've seen it running.
>
> Hmmm... I'd not thought about that! I was just looking forward to having
> something that Hobbyists can run that should support Ethernet! I wonder if
> Tim Shoppa or Montagar have old versions of VMS.
I'm looking forward to a VAX emulator with Ethernet support, too.
That is still my primary interest in Tim's version.
> > V7.3 seems to have support for the MicroVAX II:
> >
> > $ write sys$output f$getsyi("HW_NAME")
> > MicroVAX II
> > $ write sys$output f$getsyi("VERSION")
> > V7.3
>
> There is a difference between running on the hardware, and being supported
> on it. It will run on a few platforms that it's never been supported on.
I've never tried running an unsupported release. I expected that the
installation process would have made some complaint or warning even
if it loaded.
> > V7.3 is the last version for quite a few VAX systems. (listed
> > in the SPD).
>
> Dang, I'll have to go back through it. I obviously missed it. I wish it
> was still available as text or html. That PDF is a pain when you're used to
> reading it as text (yeah, I know I'm the one always singing Adobe Acrobats
> praise).
If I remember correctly, the 8xxx and 9xxx are going away, but while
there are still some people running 8xxx, most of the 9000s went away
because they were a pain.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Fri Jun 29 2001 - 21:58:09 BST