[Info-vax] What are the earliest DEC operating systems you worked with ?

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>worked with ?
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>On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 12:24:24 PM UTC-6, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> What are the earliest DEC operating systems you worked with ?
>>
>> For me, I started with a PDP-11 running RSTS/E V9.{something early},
>> then onto VAX/VMS V5.{something} and then onto Alpha VMS
>V6.{something}.
>>
>> I have not touched any Itanium systems.
>>
>> Simon.
>>
>> --

Started with DEC Field Service in '78 working on PDP8 systems and peripherals (TU56, paper tape, RK05's, LP05 printers, LA36 consoles, ASR-33 consoles). 

Fond memory installing one of the first DF32's (one of early rotating fixed head disks) in local area with a colleague at a Govt research site on a PDP8I (or 8E?) with 8K (yes, K) core memory. I remember us joking "who would ever need 32K additional memory / storage?".

Got into OS/8 quite a bit on other PDP8/*'s for troubleshooting reasons.

>From there, progressed to supporting PDP11/* systems, then VAX 11/* systems, then X86/* systems.

>From a technology perspective, the only constant is change.

😊


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com






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