[Simh] OpenVMS 5.5-2 standalone backup/restore

[Larry Baker]

Ray,

I have OpenVMS 5.5-2 system disks from long gone VAXes I occasionally run on SIMH.  I'd like to try to help you, but I am not sure what is failing for you.  How about some transcripts?  What exactly are you trying to read?  A tape image?  A disk mage?  Is it online somewhere I can download it?

Larry Baker
US Geological Survey
650-329-5608
baker at usgs.gov



> On 3 Nov 2017, at 7:22:20 PM, simh-request at trailing-edge.com wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 22:22:12 -0400
> From: Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>>
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> I have acquired a copy of OpenVMS 5.5-2 in order run the the freeware set
> problem is, I have no idea how to restore it from Standalone Backup.  I
> have tried the commands for 6.x and 7.x using 055, 552, and 0552 for
> version  but none of the commands work.  What am I doing wrrong?  Also, I
> have found little to no documentation on 5.x.  Any help would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ray

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