[Info-vax] VMS 5.0

[John Wallace]

On Nov 8, 7:42 pm, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2011-11-08 15.50, Bob Koehler wrote:
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> > In article<e26cf339-adbf-48b1-aaf0-8bf7e6bce... at i10g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>, abrsvc<dansabrservi... at yahoo.com>  writes:
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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
> >> disk only.
>
> >     Some VMS update kits were distributed on TU58.
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> >     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.
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> >     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.
>
> I can't even imagine how many TU58 it would take for a full VMS
> distribution. About 100 tapes maybe? Considering that the standalone
> backup alone is 5 RX01 floppies, and the capacity of the TU58 is
> similar, the number of disks/tapes even for some update kit quickly
> becomes ridiculous as far as the number of media is concerned.
>
>         Johnny


Speaking of ridiculous, nobody wants to mention MicroVMS on RX50s?
Fair enough.

How about VMS on the VAX 725? Was RC25 (26MB) a supported distribution
medium for that specific config? I seem to remember installing VMS
V3.7 on a 725 which initially had no magtape, and RC25 installation
seems to be in the V5 Installation Guide on bitsavers...