[Info-vax] VMS 8.4-2L1 on AXPBox

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 1/2/21 9:46 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2021-01-02 kl. 14:36, skrev Bill Gunshannon:
>>
>> Interesting.  After a reboot it now successfully shuts down on demand.
>>
>> BUt, I see there are no layered products.  No compilers or anything.
>> Anybody know what is available and how I can get them?
>>
>> bill
> 
> They should be on "the other" disk image(s). Since you are installing
> using a traditional kit (not the pre-built VirtualBox kit), you need
> one disk image for the OS installation and one (or two) with LP's.
> 
> Just as VMS has always traditionally been distrubuted.
> 
> My disk images for 8.4-2L2 are called:
> 
> ALPHA0842L2.ISO   (8.4-2L2 Base OS)
> AVMS842L2LP1.ISO  (8.4-2L2 LP disk 1)
> AVMS842L2LP2.ISO  (8.4-2L2 LP disk 2)
> 
> I don't think I ever had any never have used any 2L1 so
> I cannot say for sure if the disk names are/were the same...
> 
> You should be able to find them at the same download source as
> where you fetched the base OS disk image.
> 

I don't remember them being there when I got the base ISO but
they could  have been.  But then, my credentials would be expired
by now even if I remembered where to go.  I suppose I could just
register again and see what  happens but I expect that would  make
more work for VSI.

bill