There is now an OpenVMS/x86 system on HECnet, as I would expect/hope, DECnet Phase IV seems to be working just fine. It’s routing through my VAX/VMS 5.5-2 system.
Zane
Version 5.3 is the first major release of Kermit-20 in two decades and
represents over a year of development for the following functionality:**
·Updates Kermit to version 7 of Tops-20.**
·Adds DECnet NRT transport to Tops-10, Tops-20 and Ultrix hosts.**
·Adds pseudo-terminal support.**
·Support for batch stream execution, including extensive testing.**
·Microsecond timing (limited by Tops-20)**
·Efficiency Enhancements**
·Symbolic (C) escape sequences and enhanced parsing**
·New and Enhanced commands**
·Revamped and enhanced macro facility**
I am still working out where this is going up on the Internet, but for
now, HECnet users can feel free to access the package anonymously as
follows:
VENTI2::K20: Kermit-20 Executable and release notes
VENTI2::K20D: Kermit documentation in various formats
VENTI2::K20S: Macro source code plus build files for Batch (.CTL)
and Interactive (.MIC)
VENTI2::K20T: Extensive testing control files and results
*Gigantic* thanks to Bob Armstrong for providing /countless/ Tops-10
cycles, support and other resources to me for testing and troubleshooting.
I'm celebrating climbing out of this particular rabbit hole by breaking
Tops-20 NFT, but FAL is OK. I think.
I wonder if anyone can help me remember/locate a language/compiler for
RSX that some third party did. It was allowed to be used on a hobbyist
basis in the early 2000s, if I remember right.
My brain says XDT or GCML as the company, but searching for that gave me
nothing. The language might have been something like RPG II, but again,
I am not at all sure my brain is remembering things right.
I thought I also had it downloaded and stashed away somewhere, but
cannot find anything now that I'm searching.
So now I'm hoping this things a bell for someone, somewhere, and I can
get my brain sorted, and another tool added on Mim (eventually). :-)
Johnny
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|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
Hi All,
I've dusted off my PiDP11/70 running RSX-11M+ (v4.6). Anyway the "stock"
image that came from the PiDP site is not to my taste so I've been
trying to customise it. Nothing fancy just changing the system name from
the standard "PiDP11" to "WITHER". I should stress that I am an utter
noob and have zero experience with RSX-11 so doubtless I will use the
wrong terms and I know my issues are due to that lack of understanding.
To make my life easier with SYSGEN I was using the existing answer files
(SYSGENSA1.CMD, etc) and simply editing the items I want. The trouble
is, generating a system with these files is producing a system image
that has a very small secondary pool (SECPOL). That then produces
various errors with commands grumping that there is insufficient SECPOL....
I have figured out how to expand the secondary pool from the command
line (which prevents any grumping) but I would like to permanently fix
the situation. From the documentation that I've read, and as I
understand it, I should be able to pause the SYSGEN and edit files
manually mid-generation. In this case I should be able to edit the
"SYSVMR.CMD" which is generated at an earlier phase within SYSGEN and
then continue the SYSGEN which will then utilise the file (SYSVMR.CMD)
in one of the later phases . Except, it does not seem to work. Editing
the SYSVMR.CMD file prior to starting SYSGEN clearly overwrites the
changes during an early stage. Pausing the SYSGEN and editing the
SYSVMR.CMD file mid-generation does retain the settings but does not
appear to make any difference to the final image.
By way of a little more explanation. I'm presuming once I've "paused"
the SYSGEN all I need to do is EDT the SYSVMR.CMD file (in other words,
I'm not doing anything further, running any other commands or what-not).
All I'm doing is editing the SYSVMR.CMD file (specifically the "SET
/PAR=SECPOL" line), and restarting the SYSGEN with "UNS AT.<ESC>".
I presuming I am missing out either a vital step or command or
completely misunderstanding the "set /par=secpol" line.
Any pointers gratefully received
Mark
