VMS versions

[Zane Healy]

> On May 6, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On May 6, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On 5/6/19 10:47 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
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>>> Wow!  There were revision notes (is that the correct term?)
>> I have AA-LA97C, AA-LB22(A-C) which are the release notes for 5.0 -> 5.4
>> and the 5.4 SPD. I'll see about getting them on line.
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> In addition to the “Release Notes” and “SPD”, there is also the “New Features" for at least some versions.
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> HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 - New Features and Documentation Overview (Order Number: BA322-90046)
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> For VAX/VMS 5.0, 5.2, and 5.3 I know “New Features” books are the little Grey Paperbacks like the nice Systems Manager book.  I think for v6 and v7 they were the standard sized books, but I can’t easily get to those books right now due to the rack I’m installing. 
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> Unfortunately the documentation that HPE had online appears to have vanished.  A lot of this should be on Doc CD’s.  It looks like VSI only has the current documentation online, and it’s in PDF form.
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> https://www.vmssoftware.com/documents_list.html
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> Zane

It looks like Al has a lot of the “Release Notes” through v5.4 online.

http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/vms/

Zane