[Info-vax] VMS 5.0

[Bob Koehler]

In article <e26cf339-adbf-48b1-aaf0-8bf7e6bceac7 at i10g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> The more likely contents are the standanlone backup kit.  IIRC, the
> actual VMS software was distributed on magtape,TK50 and removeable
> disk only.

   Some VMS update kits were distributed on TU58.

   One of the 3.x update kits was on several TU58, at the time the only
   option for 11/750 owners.  (I think it was on 8" floppies for
   11/780).  At the time only full installs shipped on 9-track.

   It took so long to ingest from TU58 and DEC got so many complaints
   that DEC decided, and loudly declared at the next DECUS symposium,
   that in the future _all_ kits would be available on 9-track.

   Then CD became the standard media for Alpha, and available for VAX,
   so we immediately ordered a Qbus CD reader for our MV II.