[Info-vax] Backup TK50 tapes

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-02-25 00:26:00 +0000, supervinx said:

[debate over the availability of V5.5 on CD-ROM expurgated.]

There were a few (rare) CD kits that were orderable prior to VAX/VMS 
V5.0, and the availability of LMF at VAX/VMS V5.0 then allowed the 
ConDist consolidated distributution to become available; LMF was a key 
part in making the ConDist possible.

For details and references to CD-ROM support with VMS, see V4.7 and 
V5.0 in the history 
<http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/os/openvms-release-history.html>

V5.4 is mentioned here 
<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/comp.os.vms/Th6QT3bzJ0s/discussion>

Early V5 CD media tools 
<http://h30266.www3.hp.com/masterindex/installation_guide/installation_guide_0002f652.txt> 


Here's the early technical write-up on TK50 
<http://www.dtjcd.vmsresource.org.uk/pdfs/dtj_v01-02_mar1986.pdf>

Page 6-36 references V5.4 CD distro disks 
<http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/vax/vms/EY-G995E-DA-0001_Hardware_Operations_Guide_for_VMS_Systems_Oct91.pdf> 


Though this is in the V5.5 range, page 6-26 has a whole pile of CD-ROM 
part numbers and prices from 1991 
<http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/priceLists/US_Systems_Services_Price_List_Dec91.pdf> 


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