[Simh] VMS 1.5 installable?

[Cory Smelosky]

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017, at 16:40, fsword7 at verizon.net wrote:
> Yeah.
> 
> I have no problems with all downloads (magtapes and tk50 directories)
> from German FTP site by using CuteFTP app. 
> 
> I have a copy of Old VMS v1.4 CD from VAXorcist on Usenet comp.os.vms
> group.  I checked its content and already have VMS 1.0 to VMS 5.x except
> some VMS V2.x. 

Hmmm.  My distro only has 1.5 as the oldest. :(

> 
> Old VMS 1.4 has many product layer packages like BASIC, C, Pascal, Notes,
> etc.

DECnet? ;)

> 
> We are still looking for 3rd party softwares for older VMS versions like
> JNet, Multinet, etc. 
> 
> I only have a few 3rd party software for latest VMS version like
> Multinet, TCPWare, and JNet. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Christian
> Gauger-Cosgrove
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 10:41 PM
> To: SIMH <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> Subject: Re: [Simh] VMS 1.5 installable?
> 
> Anyway, in regards to the whole thing about running VMS 1.5 on SIMH, and
> installing it...
> Oh hey look I accidentally some links to the install tape, standalone
> backup disk pack image, and installation document:
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByZVWRZR99KUMHd2YWtkbkVZOTQ>
> (Taken from the "Old-VMS V1.1beta" distributed by I-forget-who.)
> 
> The installation document is more just a log of a console session while
> installing, so it should be enough to get you from a standalone backup
> kit and tape image to running VMS 1.5; the tape image and standalone
> backup kit are compressed using 7-Zip because otherwise it would take 27
> billion years to upload on my connection.
> 
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