1 Feb
2008
1 Feb
'08
8:12 a.m.
There *IS* a Vax named a "Saul" or "SOL", I've seen it.
It's a "luggable" (so to speak) like the Rainbow, but it's a Vax.
They existed, so don't insult my intelligence.
And btw I've been doing Vaxen since 1976, so I think I know a thing or two about
reading Ascii
it's definitely "OS/2"
and being a former OS/2 Warp enthusiast, I recognize the files well enough to know the
difference too.
I need to go through each tape one by one, so it is taking me a lot longer than it
should.
Dan.
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:34:35 -0500
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
From: shoppa at trailing-edge.com
Subject: Any word on OS/2 for PDP-11?
I don't follow the mailing list closely, but earlier this month
folks were talking about a tape supposedly labeled "OS/2" for the PDP-11.
My gut feeling is that this is something like how "ASCII" sometimes
becomes "ASC-eleven" or even "ASC2" among those who don't know
what's a roman numeral vs digits vs whatever.
Possibly DOS-11 became D OS-11 became OS/2 :-). But DOS-11 on a TK50
would be unusual in any event! Finding, say, a late version of RT-11
or RSX-11 or RSTS/E or Ultrix-11 on a TK50 seems far more likely.
Almost all PDP-11 OS's have an "11" in the name, usually at the end,
and it's easy to see how this could become a "2" in the mind of someone
who thinks that there is a VAX named Saul or SOL.
Tim.
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