27 May
2019
27 May
'19
7:37 p.m.
On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 11:26 AM Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:
Looks like f$cvtime is failing, that's presumably a Y2K issue.
Changing the date to 1999 before startup did resolve the issues.
RSTS V10.0-L RSTS (DU0) INIT V10.0-0L
;9.05.27 11:33
Start timesharing? <Yes> NO
Option: <Start> DATE
Today's date? <;9.05.27> 99.5.27
Current time? <11:34>
Option: <Start>
Disk is being rebuilt - wait ...
99.05.27 11:34
Proceed with system startup? <YES>
Beginning RSTS/E system startup...
99.05.27 11:34 Installing monitor overlays
99.05.27 11:34 Mounting disks
99.05.27 11:34 Assigning logical names
99.05.27 11:34 Starting error logging
99.05.27 11:34 Setting system characteristics
27-May-99 11:34 AM Installing run-time systems and libraries
27-May-99 11:34 AM Starting Operator/Message Services
$ File = F$Left(Today, 2) + F$Mid(Today, 4, 2) +
F$Right(Today, 7)
$ File = F$Left(Today, 2) + F$Mid(Today, 4, 2) + F$Right(Today, 7)
^
?Undefined symbol
"today" is undefined because the previous line was supposed to define it but
failed.
$ _if F$Search("OMS$:REQLOG.OMS") .nes.
"" Then -
Continue: _Rename/NoWarn OMS$:REQLOG.OMS 'File'
$ _if F$Search("OMS$:REQLOG.OMS") .nes. "" Then
_Rename/NoWarn
OMS$:REQLOG.OMS 'File'
^
?Undefined symbol
"file" is undefined because the line that defined it got an error.
So it looks like an error cascade started with a Y2K bug. You might try starting with a
20th century date like 1999, I'd expect it to be clean then.
paul
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OMS V10.0-K 27-May-99 11:34 AM
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Message 1 from OMS,
user [1,2], Detached, job 3
Starting Operator/Message Services
27-May-99 11:34 AM Setting terminal characteristics
27-May-99 11:34 AM Defining system commands
27-May-99 11:34 AM Setting printer characteristics
27-May-99 11:34 AM Starting spoolers
*** From [1,2] on KB0: at 11:34 AM 27-May-99
** RSTS/E is on the air...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OMS V10.0-K 27-May-99 11:34 AM
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Message 2 from user
[1,2] on _KB0:, job 2
The system startup is complete