[Info-vax] VMS 5.0

[Hans Vlems]

On Nov 8, 11:36 am, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2011-11-08 08.28, Hans Vlems wrote:
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> > On Nov 7, 5:44 pm, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (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.
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> >> 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.
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> >> bill
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> >> --
> >> Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
> >> billg... at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
> >> University of Scranton   |
> >> Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include<std.disclaimer.h>
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> > What is on the labels on the DECtape II media? Something like SAB VAX/
> > VMS V5.0, could that be right?
> > One thing for sure: there's no part of the VMS kit on any of those
> > tapes....
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> I think the usual label was "STABACKIT n/n", probably also some VMS
> V-something label, and so on.
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> But that is an old memory, which might have bit errors...
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Johnny, those bit errors sound familiar ;-) Things I used to know for
sure, aren't that sure anymore these days....