[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[hb]

On 01/15/2016 07:46 PM, Rich Alderson wrote:

> If you apply for an account on the VAX-11/780-5 at Living Computer Museum and
> note that you want to install Emacs in the optional "Describe your interest"
> box, I'll mark your account request High Priority if you do that.  I would love
> to see Emacs on this system myself, but I have no time to track down a freeware
> CD to install it; I have other system projects with higher priority.

Thanks, but there are too many stared fields in the request form and no
https.

Installing the binary kit is as easy as 1-2-3:

Get the emacs21_2_vax_bin.zip archive from
https://www.sendspace.com/file/icqsn3 onto your VAX.

Uncompress the archive. It contains a VMS backup save set, which was
archived with the -V option.
$ UNZIP EMACS21_2_VAX_BIN.ZIP

Restore the backup save set
$ BACKUP EMACS21_2_VAX_BIN.BCK/SAV [.LOCAL...]

To run/test emacs, as already mentioned,
$ @[.LOCAL.STARTUP]GNU_STARTUP EMACS-21.2 NOLOGICALS
$ DEFINE TERM VT100
$ EMACS
or
$ RUNEMACS

You need permanent disk space for emacs, a minumum of 80MB - estimated
from the save set size, and temporary disk space for the zip archive,
25MB, and the save set, 76MB.