9 Oct
2009
9 Oct
'09
8:40 a.m.
Zane H. Healy & Ethan Dicks wrote:
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> This reminds me that I still need to take some
time to image my
> MicroVMS distro floppies. I'm sure they aren't unique, but I'm not
> sure where I'd get uVMS from the 'net (and ISTR, there are no versions
> of full VMS that fit on an RD51 or RD52).
This is something I for one would like to see
preserved. I have a
VAXstation II/RC that ran MicroVMS.
To clarify about VMS / MicroVMS versions I've looked into some VMS V4.x tapes and
found out the following:
Version Type Date written MicroVAX support
V4.0 Full 23-SEP-1984 NO
V4.1 Update <missing> ??
V4.2 Full 12-JUL-1985 NO
V4.3 Update 9-JAN-1986 VMS043.A-COMMON FILES / VMS043.B-VMS ONLY / Saveset
VMS043.C-UVMS ONLY
V4.4 Full 30-MAR-1986 YES (integral part of all Savesets)
V4.5 Update 26-SEP-1986 same as with V4.3 (individual Savesets)
V4.6 Full 15-JUN-1987 same as with V4.4 (integral part of all Savesets)
V4.7 Update 29-OCT-1987 same as with V4.3 (individual Savesets)
That seems to me a rather good proof that MicroVMS versions are (at least from V4.3
onwards) functionally equal
(to the extend possible on MicroVAXen) to the corresponding VMS versions.
Distribution tapes were identical, whereas the RX50 floppy sets most probably were not (as
to save space/floppies).
I'm still looking for the following versions:
- MicroVMS V1.0 ( = MicroVMS V4.0 ???)
- MicroVMS V4.0
- MicroVMS V4.1
- MicroVMS V4.2
- VMS V4.1
- VMS V4.2 MUP (Mandatory Update)
- VMS 4.3A
- VMS 4.5A
- VMS 4.5B
- VMS 4.5C
- VMS 4.6A
- VMS 4.6B
- VMS 4.6C
- VMS 4.7A
Can anybody help ???
All other versions are available to anyone who wants them.
Regards
Ulli
P.S.
My MicroVAX I runs MicroVMS V4.4,
my two MicroVAX IIs run a VMS V4.6 LAVC together with two VAXstations 2000
Who else has got MicroVAX Is or at least parts to build one???
I'm currently scanning EK-KD32A-OM-002 MicroVAX I Owner's Manual for me &
bitsavers.org.
10:51 a.m.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:52 PM, H?lscher
<hoelscher-kirchbrak at freenet.de> wrote:
Henk Gooijen wrote:
Thanks for looking that up and posting it. I was starting to research
it when I saw your response. We never tried to run software that old
on newer hardware - as soon as we could upgrade, we did. We got off
uVMS 1.0 rather quickly. I'd have to go boot up the old box, but it's
probably running uVMS 4.1 or 4.2 (assuming I don't have a stiction
problem).
On that box in particular, I should really get around to imaging the
drive - it has hardware diagnostics already set-up to test Qbus
COMBOARDs (the diagnostics themselves are backed up 3 ways, but not in
a working environment).
-ethan
Ahh, OK Ethan.
I (ass)umed that if you can install microVMS on a uVAX II, it is also possible
on a uVAX III...
KA650 Mayfair (MicroVAX 3500/3600, VAXstation 3200) needs VMS 4.7A minimum.
All newer MVIIIs (Mayfair II/III =3300,3400,3800,3900) need VMS V5.x. 
11:01 a.m.
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On that box in particular, I should really get around
to imaging the
drive - it has hardware diagnostics already set-up to test Qbus
COMBOARDs (the diagnostics themselves are backed up 3 ways, but not in
a working environment).
Well... Get to work! :-)
One of my Winter projects is to try to find the time to get my MicroVAX III
set back up and running. It is in a 3rd party chassis with RA7x and
RL01/RL02 drives. It was built to easily image and transfer RL01/02 images.
It's nice to finally have everything out of storage, but there is a ton of
work to be done to revive some of these systems.
Zane
10 Oct
10 Oct
12:30 p.m.
On Oct 9, 2009, at 11:40 AM, H?lscher wrote:
Who else has got MicroVAX Is or at least parts to
build one???
I'm currently scanning EK-KD32A-OM-002 MicroVAX I Owner's Manual
for me & bitsavers.org.
I have a MicroVAX-I. 4MB, BA23, (dead) RD53. I'm pretty sure I
have an additional CPU board set.
-Dave
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