RE: MPE release history (was: Re: VMS versions)

2019-05-08 Thread David Collins via cctalk
The HP Computer Museum website now has a link to the version history file referenced below. http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?content=3000-MPE%20(Software) Happy to update it if there is more info or corrections. David Collins -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Frank McCo

Re: RT-11 doesn't recognize my 3.5" floppy

2019-05-08 Thread Charles via cctalk
On 05/07/2019 11:15 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote: Very interesting , now that you got it to work, what can you use it for? Will it be an exchange media with PUTR? Doug On 5/6/2019 6:20 PM, Charles via cctalk wrote: I have installed an RQDX3 and the M9058 distribution board in my 11/23+.

Re: MPE release history (was: Re: VMS versions)

2019-05-08 Thread Frank McConnell via cctalk
On May 8, 2019, at 1:07, David Collins via cctalk wrote: > > The HP Computer Museum website now has a link to the version history file > referenced below. > > http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?content=3000-MPE%20(Software) > > Happy to update it if there is more info or corrections. Thanks

Re: DLC Company "Cowculator"

2019-05-08 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 5/7/19 10:54 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 5/6/19 4:34 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> I took a better picture of the panel for this yesterday >> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dlcCompany/cowculator Took a bunch more pictures which have been uploaded to bitsavers. It has a 12 posit

Re: RT-11 doesn't recognize my 3.5" floppy

2019-05-08 Thread Charles via cctalk
On 06/05/2019 23:38, John Forecast via cctalk wrote: The release notes on bitsavers indicate that the RX33 was not supported until RT-11 V5.04. On May 6, 2019, at 6:20 PM, Charles via cctalk wrote: I have installed an RQDX3 But, when I boot the system (with RT-11SJ V5.01), it can't see th

Re: Greetings

2019-05-08 Thread Greg Stark via cctalk
I'm just guessing here but I would suspect this had more to do with the hardware capabilities of the tape system. Not all tape drives could just pause to wait for more data then resume. If the data wasn't being steamed fast enough the tape would have to resync somehow which could even require rewi