[Info-vax] VMS 5.0

[Hans Vlems]

On Nov 8, 12:41 pm, abrsvc <dansabrservi... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 8, 5:36 am, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
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> > 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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> The more likely contents are the standanlone backup kit.  IIRC, the
> actual VMS software was distributed on magtape,TK50 and removeable
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Given those bit errors Johnny already mentioned, ISTR that in the
early years when the 11/750 required DECtape II
to get started there was no TK50. An H-kit came as a magtape, a couple
of lucky fellows got it on disk.
Before the RA60 arrived in 1985/1986 the choice was limited to RK07,
possibly a pack that fitted an RM03/05 or
an RP drive?
Hans