[Info-vax] Transferring file to VMS emulated in SIMH

Steven Schweda sms.antinode at gmail.com
Sat Dec 29 15:04:49 EST 2018


> I doubt the more redcent stuff [...]

   As in, "not worth a redcent"?

> [...] would run on a VAX, but you never know.

   I know right now.  Apply the above-cited corrections to
the public source kit, and:

WISP $ mcr []WERMIT "-C" "show version"

Versions:
 C-Kermit 9.0.304 OPEN SOURCE: Dev.22, 1 May 2017
 Numeric: 900304
 Built for:  VAX/VMS
 Running on: VAX/VMS 7 V7.3     VAX
 Running on: VAX/VMS 7 V7.3     VAX
 Patches: (none)
 Communications I/O 9.0.124, 16 Oct 2009 for VAX/VMS
 File support, 9.0.184,  28 Jun 2011 for VAX/VMS
 C-Kermit library, 9.0.056, 26 April 2017
 C-Kermit Protocol Module 9.0.164, 23 February 2014
 C-Kermit functions, 9.0.233, 3 Jun 2011
 Command package 9.0.172, 5 Feb 2016
 User Interface 9.0.314, 25 Apr 2017
 Character Set Translation 9.0.044, 2 Jun 2011
 CONNECT Command 8.0.063 10 March 2010
 Dial Command, 9.0.161, 4 Feb 2016
 Script Command, 9.0.032, 16 Oct 2009
 Network support, 9.0.297, 14 Jul 2011
 Telnet support, 9.0.277, 12 Apr 2013
 FTP Client, 9.0.264, 24 Dec 2015

   It's hard not to marvel at the distribution of parentheses
in a message like:
%VCG-I-SUMMARY, Completed with 0 error(s), 0 warning(s), and
                1 informational messages.

WISP $ cc /vers
Compaq C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS VAX V7.3    


> Thus a good reason to stay with an older version for the VAX.

   Why?  The modern bugs are not VAX-specific.



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