More DECnet/E items

[Paul Koning]

> On Jul 1, 2020, at 3:13 AM, Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thanks for posting some Y2K fixes and enhancements for DECnet/E under RSTS/E.
> 
> I've also used the Bitsavers source files for RSTS/E V10.1 to fix a Y2K bug with handling RT-11 Y2k3 dates by the FIT program.

Nice.  I looked at fixing RT11 RTS applications like MACRO, but that's not possible because the RT11 date format stops in the early 21st century (5 bit year field).  Perhaps RT-11 has created a solution, but if so I don't know it.

> Are you interested in including my patched FIT.TSK for RSTS/E along with your fixes.  I could also provide my modified BASIC-Plus source code to FIT too (but releasing this too may have copyright limitations).

I was thinking of posting the *.diff files, that way if someone has the sources, the fixed version can be created.  FWIW, there are in fact V10.1 sources on the net, on Bitsavers for example.  But I'm as reluctant as you are to post full sources myself.

Given that this stuff is in Github, I guess you could put your changes in a fork and generate a pull request.  Or send me the files if you don't want to go through that.

> Also I remember seeing a Y2K patch kit from Mentec for RSTS/E V10.1 on a TK50 tape.  I don't have a copy of it - but I think it also had some additional Y2K fixes.  You wouldn't also have some of these too?

I had not heard of that and I have not seen it, or any Mentec materials for that matter.

	paul