26 Dec
2009
26 Dec
'09
9:58 p.m.
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jerome H. Fine <jhfinedp3k at compsys.to> wrote:
I don't have much to add here, with Bruce knowing *FAR* more than I
do... but, it'll be nice to be able to find and legally use such
software. When I rescued my Eclipse MV/4000, I had to beg and
scrounge to find complete tapes for the machine (thanks to Bruce and
another old DG friend), but I'm glad I was able to... now if I could
just find the time to finish bringing the machine back to life. :)
Mark
Bruce Ray
wrote:
G'day DG legacy preservation fans -
After 9+ years of negotiations, Wild Hare has secured an agreement with
Data General to recover, archive and release Data General 16-bit and some
32-bit software for educational and non-commercial purposes. ?A official
announcement will be made next month, but I wanted to let list members know
that sometimes good things can happen.
A special thanks is extended to the amazing William Donzelli, and to the
quick-footed Carl Friend, who made the physical tape rescue in Massachusetts
possible. ?Thanks also to the legal and technical folk at EMC (Data General)
who finally made this a legal reality - and who might prefer annonymity at
this point.
Congratulations! ?It provides some encouragement for other such
arrangements.
I am rather curious. ?How will the software actually be used? ?I know that
many
of the participants of the classiccmp list will use the software to run on
their
Data General hardware.
However, is anyone still making changes to the operating system? ?Such as
in fixing bugs or producing enhancements? ?Is the OS able to handle dates
beyond 1999? ?I don't have any knowledge of DG software at this point,
so I wonder how having permission to run the software will change anything?
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine