VMS/RSTS/RSX manuals available, SOC, DECdirect books, Newmarket UK

[Dave G4UGM]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian
> Graham
> Sent: 11 March 2016 17:40
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: VMS/RSTS/RSX manuals available, SOC, DECdirect books,
> Newmarket UK
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> On 11/03/2016 16:50, "Dave Wade" <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > How did I miss this! I could do with some older VMS manuals! Which
> > version of VMS?
> >
> > Dave
> 
> They're in a sales office and I forgot about them when you visited
otherwise
> you could've taken them. I'm guessing at the versions but it'll probably
be
> VMS 5.5 and RSTS4 but I can check on Monday.
> 

I think it was Rob that visited, I have just installed VMS 5.5 on a
MicroVax3100 which I think came from you (perhaps Rob).
There doesn't seem to be a proper set of manuals on the net anywhere so they
would be very useful.
How many feet of VMS manuals are there?

Dave
G4UGM


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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
> >> Christian Gauger-Cosgrove
> >> Sent: 11 March 2016 16:23
> >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> >> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> >> Subject: Re: VMS/RSTS/RSX manuals available, SOC, DECdirect books,
> >> Newmarket UK
> >>
> >> On 11 March 2016 at 06:46, Adrian Graham <binarydinosaurs at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> We're refitting the last unrefitted office here and there's a full
> >>> bookcase of grey heading for the skip unless anyone wants to take
> >>> them away? Must admit in the 12 years I've worked here I didn't
> >>> realise there was a shelf of RSTS manuals!
> >>>
> >> I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic, but I've got to ask: What
> >> version of the operating systems? And are they manuals that are
> >> already on BitSavers, if they're not please scan them?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Christian
> >> --
> >> Christian M. Gauger-Cosgrove
> >> STCKON08DS0
> >> Contact information available upon request.
> >
> 
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