The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well.
[email protected] (Rick Fochtman) writes: > I could sure use a copy of that BPS Loader source code, if anyone has > it and is willing to share...... re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008s.html#51 Computer History Museum http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008s.html#52 Computer History Museum http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008s.html#54 Computer History Museum http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008s.html#56 Computer History Museum the vm370 loader source (both dmkldr00e and dmsldr) have genesis from similar origins. here is reference to hercules vm370 release 6 (that has source): http://osdir.com/ml/emulators.hercules390.vm/2004-06/msg00018.html the mentioned cp67 pageable kernel modifications weren't picked up and shiped as part of cp67 product ... but something similar did appear with vm370 product. the hercules reference (CMS) DMSLDR (in release 6) having "255 externals per TEXT file" ... while the original BPS loader had limitation of a total of 255 external symbols. reference for vm/370 R6 (including base source): http://www.cbttape.org/vm6.htm the above has reference to aws file (which is over 4mbytes, compress, over 32mbytes uncompressed) http://www.cbttape.org/ftp/vm6/base-source.aws.bz2 reference to awstape utility: http://www.cbttape.org/awstape.htm -- 40+yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
