value of classic DEC machines?

Jerome Fine replies: Out of posts, out of mind. Seriously, as one of the last remaining members of the RT-11 development team who is still active (even though at a hobby level I presume), it is not likely you will be forgotten. I have a question to ask about how to handle bugs in RT-11? This is a race condition and a SYSGEN is the usual way it would be fixed. But is everyone who still uses RT-11 even able to do one, let alone interested if it is possible to use a PAX.SYS (PAtches pseudo device driver)? I don't see that anyone is going to pay for PAX.SYS, but initially it would be just for hobby users, and so obviously without charge. If anyone is interested in a Beta Version, please e-mail. It is ready for my own use (about 95% complete), but needs a lot more done (i.e. only 65% coded, only 20% tested and only 10% documentation - see, even I can be humorous some of the time) before the beta version for hobby users is ready for release. If no one wants to even test for the bug on their own systems, then I can't see the point of making PAX.SYS ready to be released. In addition, I am interested in fixing any other bugs in RT-11. Is the list that was around when V5.06 was released still available or was it "lost" in the transition to Mentec? Also, is Mentec still interested in any new releases for RT-11, let alone a patch? Any what about the status of the hobby CD for PDP-11 software? And while I am asking, is Mentec still considering any new releases for any other PDP-11 software such as RSX-11? While I am not interested in anything except RT-11, if Mentec still receives sufficient net profit from PDP-11 software, that might influence any decisions on when and if the hobby CD is to be released - if ever? Hopefully, this is a semi-private list and these questions are OK on this list as long as they are not widely asked? Just thought I would ask at the top of the chain.... :-) (Actually, just what does that :-) mean?) Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine