[HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits?

On 23 Dec 2012, at 18:45, "Steve Davidson" <jeep at scshome.net> wrote: -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Cory Smelosky Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 18:36 To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits? On 23 Dec 2012, at 18:33, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes: On 12/23/2012 05:21 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote: > As i'm not getting anywhere with my TOPS-10 endeavours, I thought i'd > try something else: older VAXVMS in SIMH's VAX-11/780 simulator. ;) > > 1). What would be the best/most interesting version to try? 2). Where > would I get install media for these older versions? ;) I have a bunch of older VMS distributions. I don't know if they're available anywhere else or not; I would assume so but am not sure. At least several 3.x and 4.x distributions, going back to 3.0. Let me know if they're wanted and I can put them up somewhere. I'd say 4.7 for speed and period-correctness, 5.5 for featurefulness. The last release of VMS to run on an 11/780 was, I believe, v6.2. V7.3 should run on it. Really? I seem to recall reading several places that 6.2/6.3 were the last to run on an -11/780. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity. What will run and what is supported can be two entirely different things! OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Installation Procedure Model: VAX-11/780 You are correct. ;) -Steve