[HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits?

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes: On 23 Dec 2012, at 18:33, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" = <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes:=20 >=20 >> 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? ;)=20 >>=20 >> 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.=20 >>=20 >> I'd say 4.7 for speed and period-correctness, 5.5 for featurefulness.=20= =20 >> The last release of VMS to run on an 11/780 was, I believe, v6.2.=20 >=20 > 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.