How do VMS Condists work?

From: Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
Date: Tue May 28 14:52:31 2002

Christopher Smith wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502_at_yahoo.com]
>
> > I received a stack of VMS CDs (originals) from a friend. I have no
> > experience with VMS distrubutions on any media other than
> > tape. How can
> > I tell from the dates what version of VMS is on them? Is there a one-
>
> Err -- you could boot them and see what save-sets you find. :)
>

Booting them is, perhaps, not the best course of action!

What to do, especiually if they are not labelled with the volume name is (and this is a
real-world session, so you'll need to change device names accordingly...)

$ mount dua4/foreign
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VAXBINSEP931 mounted on _WXVAX$DUA4:
$! This gets you the volume name, for use below
$ dismout dua4/nounload
$! /nounload so you don't eject the CD...
$ mount dua4 VAXBINSEP931
%MOUNT-I-WRITELOCK, volume is write locked
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VAXBINSEP931 mounted on _WXVAX$DUA4:
$ dir dua4:[000000]

Directory DUA4:[000000]

000000.DIR;1 A1024PAT022.DIR;1 A1024SUS020.DIR;1 A1030.DIR;1
A1MAIL012.DIR;1 ACMSDI012.DIR;1 AS030.DIR;1 BACKUP.SYS;1
BADBLK.SYS;1 BADLOG.SYS;1 BITMAP.SYS;1 CDROM.DIR;1
CONTIN.SYS;1 CORIMG.SYS;1 DECISION015.DIR;1 DECW$MOTIF011.DIR;1
DECWRITE021.DIR;1 DNVOSIMUPA056.DIR;1 DPL012.DIR;1 ESS010.DIR;1
INDEXF.SYS;1 INFOSERV030.DIR;1 LMF011.DIR;1 MAP030.DIR;1
MAPUPDATE110.DIR;1 PRESENT10A.DIR;1 QUERY016.DIR;1 README.DIR;1
RMSJNL060.DIR;1 SYSD.DIR;1 TDA014.DIR;1 TMR010.DIR;1
TMRA1011.DIR;1 UAE010.DIR;1 UCX020D.DIR;1 VAXCLU060.DIR;1
VOLSET.SYS;1 VOLSHD060.DIR;1 WPLENGLISH041.DIR;1

Total of 39 files.

$ define cd_directory dua4:[cdrom]
$! This can be a searchlist for several disks:- see [README]*.*
$ run cd_directory:cdmenu

At this point the screen will clear, and you will see

                     =============================
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        VAX, VAXstation, VMS, OpenVMS.

     No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software
     on equipment that is not supplied by Digital Equipment Corporation
     or its affiliated companies.




                                           Press <RETURN> to continue...

and when you press return...


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                     Enter your selection:

And you are ready to play!

If you have a version later than September 1993 then there are some things that I would
like... ('93 is circa VMS6.1, and I am running 7.2, so there are some
incompatibilities!).

       Good luck,

            Dave.
Received on Tue May 28 2002 - 14:52:31 BST

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