29 Sep
2009
29 Sep
'09
4:43 p.m.
Zane H. Healy wrote:
My concern is in any software that isn't the RT-11
Operating System.
Specifically any DEC Layered Products or 3rd Party applications.
This might be a good time to mention I'm still trying to find a copy of
DECnet for RT-11. I am also looking for copies of SPD's that show what
versions of layered products go with which versions of DEC OS's
(specifically PDP-11 and PDP-10 OS's).
Of the list below, these are the bits besides one of the cards in the 1st
system (the Codar card) that I find interesting. The 9-Track's should
potentially go to Al or Tim to read in. I don't know if the RT-11 SIG
tapes
have been archived (are these copies of what Tim has made CD's of?). The
"Floppy Media" needs to be inventoried.
>> DECUS RT-11 SIG tapes (9-track)
>>
>> Many boxes of DEC-related hardware and supplies:
>> "Floppy media -- RX02, RX33, RX50"
>
Tim Shoppa probably has most of the interesting RT-11 SIG tapes archived
on the RT-11 Freeware V2.0 October 1999 CD. However, none of the
DEC RT-11 distributions are covered on that CD. Attempts to locate the
original source file have not been successful, however, I still have a
personal
copy of rt11freewarev2.iso.bz2 somewhere on a DVD.
Checking the site at bitsavers (by AL Kossow) does not seem to show any
of the DECUS RT-11 SIG tapes.
Someone who is inclined to take the time to produce a detailed inventory of
all of the media may turn up some files which are not available at this
time.
However, I am in Toronto, so I would need to have the media sent here to
read anything. On the other hand, the labels on the media will usually be
specific enough 90% of time. If someone will expend the effort to read
and make a list, that would be the first and most useful step. But that
will
not happen until Alan Frisbie has been actually able to finish the rescue
by October 1st, 2009. If anyone can physically help in the next 2 days
in Glendale, California, please contact Alan at (323) 256-2575.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine