[Info-vax] Write Alpha kits on Windows PC for OpenVMS

[Hans Bachner]

Jan-Erik Söderholm schrieb am 07.11.2019 um 01:02:
> Den 2019-11-06 kl. 23:28, skrev David Gray:
>> Hi,
>> [...]
>>
>> VMS84A_DCL-V0200.TXT
>> VMS84A_DCL-V0200.ZIPEXE
>> VMS84A_MANAGE-V0200.ZIPEXE
>> VMS84A_PCSI-V0400.ZIPEXE
>> VMS84A_UPDATE-V1200.TXT
>>
> 
> No no no... Those files are *patches* that are ment to be installed
> to an already installed OpenVMS system. That are *not* build to be
> copied to a CD, at least no to make a bootable CD.
> 
> You need to download the base operating system also.
> Probably either a ZIP or a ISO.
> 
> Not an ZIPEXE since they are OpenVMS EXE files and are meant to
> be executed *on* the OpenVMS system for an automatic un-pack.
> [...]

On Windows, at least 7zip and WinRAR will unpack an OpenVMS .zipexe file 
just fine.

Hans.