VMS versions

[Zane Healy]

> On May 6, 2019, at 3:48 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, May 6, 2019, 5:17 PM Zane Healy <healyzh at avanthar.com> wrote:
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>> It would be nice to see this through 8.4-2L1 (I think that’s the latest
>> version).
>> 
>> Zane
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> 
> There used to be an article about OpenVMS release history, naturally it's been wiped.
> 
> Luckily, archive.org has a copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20170825003059/http://h41379.www4.hpe.com/openvms/os/openvms-release-history.txt
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> 
> That gives you a reasonably complete list from V4.0 until V8.4 (no idea why V4.1 didn't merit a place: it clearly existed as bitsavers has the release notes!).
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> Now its just a case of tracking down the release notes. Sadly my CONDISTs only go back to V5.5 or so.

WOW, how is it that I’ve never seen this?  That’s one of the coolest little VMS doc tidbits I’ve ever seen.  I just snagged a copy.

Now to ask my eldest if he wants access to a system running “Dory” or “Nemo”, he’s in High School. :-)

Zane