On May 17, 2021, at 1:54 PM, Malte Dehling <mdehl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:46:31PM -0700, Zane Healy wrote: >>> On May 16, 2021, at 5:51 AM, Malte Dehling via cctalk >>> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> I have now generated a contents listing for the CONOLD CDs: >>> >>> https://archive.org/details/vms-conold-1989-03 >>> https://archive.org/details/vms-conold-1989-07 >> >> Did you read these on a VAX? I’m trying to use MGBOOK (based on >> VTBOOK), to read the files from >> CDROM-AG-NC67C-RE-1989-07-VMS-CONOLD.iso. I’m on a system running >> VAX/VMS 5.5-2, and I am able to read the DECW$BOOKSHELF files, but not >> the DECW$BOOK files. >> >> I’m able to read the Bookreader documentation installed with VAX/VMS >> 5.5-2 just fine using MGBOOK. > > I just did a TYPE *.DECW$BOOKSHELF in a simulated vax and wrote a little > python script to generate the contents listing. > > I don't know MGBOOK, so I can't help you there. On my VAXstation 3100 > running VMS 5.5-2, I can read the documentation using the standard > DECW$BOOKREADER application after doing: > > DEFINE/SYSTEM DECW$BOOK DKA400:[DECW$BOOK]
Thanks! Knowing that helps. I don’t have a monitor on any of my VAXstations, so couldn’t try that. Zane
