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

[Timothy Stark]

When you access to VSI ftp site, look into LPS directory (folder) where Alpha ISO base images are. 

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From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Bill Gunshannon via Info-vax
Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2021 11:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [Info-vax] VMS 8.4-2L1 on AXPBox

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

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