24 Aug
2008
24 Aug
'08
12:43 a.m.
All this HECnet discussion has inspired me to try and install DECnet on a
RSX-11M+ system. Man! This RSX NETGEN is only for the determined and
persistent, isn't it?
In any case, I managed to extract the PREGEN.CMD file from the tape to
[137,10] and execute it. This is what happens -
@PREGEN
.... lots of stuff deleted ....
* 02.00 Are you running on a small dual-disk system? [Y/N]: N
* 04.00 Where is the Network distribution kit loaded [S]: MS0:
* 04.01 Is the tape already loaded in MS0:? [Y/N]: Y
* 04.02 Is the tape 1600 BPI? [Y/N]: Y
...
FLX -- File not found
MS0:[137,10]NETMOV.DAT
FLX -- File not found
MS0:[137,10]NETMOV.DAT
;
; Error - The file MS0:[137,10]NETMOV.DAT could not be copied.
;
Hmmm... No file named NETMOV.DAT on the tape ...
Doing a directory of my DECNET-11M-PLUS tape, I see these files -
FLX TT:=MS0:/DI
Directory MS0:[137,10]
23-Aug-80
PREGEN.CMD 94. 13-Jun-89 <233>
DECMOV.DAT 15. 13-Jun-89 <233>
DECCFG.CMD 5. 13-Jun-89 <233>
DECPRM.CMD 7. 13-Jun-89 <233>
DECGEN.CLB 699. 13-Jun-89 <233>
DECGEN.KIT 1. 13-Jun-89 <233>
Total of 821. blocks in 6. files
Odd - there's a file DECMOV but not NETMOV. After much head scratching and
reading of the cryptic PREGEN.CMD indirect command processor file, I've come
to the conclusion that there are really three tapes in the RSX "DECnet"
distribution - a "generic" network tape (that's the one with NETMOV.DAT
(which unfortunately I don't have), a DECnet specific tape (which seems to
be the one tape I do have) and a PSI network tape (which I think is
optional).
Can any RSX wizard confirm this?
Thanks,
Bob