[Info-vax] VMS 5.0

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <j999ae$iu9$1 at iltempo.update.uu.se>,
	Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
> On 2011-11-07 17.44, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> I know I said I wouldn't be back, but somethings are important enough
>> that one needs to break even their own rules.
>>
>> I have a 5 DECTape II cartridges containing VMS 5.0.  I have never stuck
>> these in a drive so I can only assume they are still readable.  In order
>> to preserve them, I am willing to give them to anyone who wants them.
>> The price?  5 scratch DECTape II cartridges.  Yes, I do have a drive
>> and wish to keep tapes I can play with but would prefer not scratching
>> something as historically valuable as these.
> 
> 5 DECtape II? That sounds like just the standalone backup for the 
> VAX-11/750, VAX-11/730 and VAX-11/725 to me. 

OK, that's what t hey actually say.  But I thought that was a lot 
of tape for just one program.  :-)

>                                                The whole of VMS should be 
> way more...

If 5 tapes is standalon backup VMS must be a whole case of tapes.  Kinf
of reminde me of a program from my 1401 days called SORT7.

> 
> However, the standalone program on TU58 is still probably worth 
> preserving, if noone have done so yet.
> 

Same rules, if anyine is interested.

bill

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