7 Jul
2001
7 Jul
'01
3 p.m.
I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
COPYRIGHT 1986
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
What is it?
Zane
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7 Jul
7 Jul
4:36 p.m.
New subject: MicroVMS/WS V3.0 ?!?!?! (y)
Man, you sure aint got neighbors like my neighbors.
John A.
Zane said:
I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
5:22 p.m.
New subject: MicroVMS/WS V3.0 ?!?!?! (y)
Zane said:
Well, I'll admit we were friends before we were neighbors. Look at it this
way, how many Apartment complexes have two OpenVMS clusters!
Zane
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I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my
neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
Man, you sure aint got neighbors like my neighbors.
John A. 
5:40 p.m.
I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my
neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
COPYRIGHT 1986
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
What is it?
My guess would be the VMS Windowing System for MicroVMS.
My other guess is you've got a good neighbor.
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Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
7:03 p.m.
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
Shucks! I was hoping for a port of Wordstar v3.0 to VMS :)
- don
I just got
*large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
COPYRIGHT 1986
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
What is it?
My guess would be the VMS Windowing System for MicroVMS. My other guess is you've got a good neighbor.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
7:56 p.m.
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
Shucks! I was hoping for a port of Wordstar v3.0 to VMS :)
Hadn't really considered either of those, I was hopeing for something more
like MicroVMS/WorkStation, but that didn't really make sense (as far as I
know MicroVMS started with V4.x). Somehow I suspect VMS Windowing System
is it.
As for the WordStar, I don't think that ever made it to VMS, though
WordPerfect did. The closest the pile of tapes came was DECwrite, and VAX
Document. Somehow I've found TeX to be the best solution on VMS, it's nice
and portable, and you can work on it from a VT100 if you want.
I just
got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
COPYRIGHT 1986
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
What is it?
My guess would be the VMS Windowing System for MicroVMS. > My other guess is you've got a good neighbor.
Yep, over the years I've gotten some cool stuff from him.
Zane
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| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
8:29 p.m.
I just got
*large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor, most of which
aren't that interesting. However, one is labled as follows:
AQ-FT37C-BN 056222
MICROVMS/WS V3.0 BIN TK50
COPYRIGHT 1986
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
What is it?
My guess would be the VMS Windowing System for MicroVMS. 
9:47 p.m.
--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
>
>> > I just got *large* pile of TK50 tapes from my neighbor...
Sweet.
(as far as I know MicroVMS started with V4.x).
It did. It was MicroVMS 4.x, but VMS 5.x for the MicroVAX. MicroVMS wasn't
as big so it could fit on an RD51 (originally). I don't think you can stick
VMS 5.x on anything smaller than an RD53, *maybe* an RD-32 (ST-251-1 @ 42Mb).
As for the WordStar, I don't think that ever made
it to VMS, though
WordPerfect did.
I was working for a guy in 1988 that sold a box of WordPerfect for VMS to one
of our customers that with all the seat licenses, etc., was $500,000 retail.
Major score for a tiny company. I think we got 15% of the take.
-ethan
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