Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-30 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 05/30/2018 10:33 AM, John Forecast via cctalk wrote: >> On May 29, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Paul Koning wrote: >> >> >> >>> On May 29, 2018, at 10:30 AM, John Forecast via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >>> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk wrote: On Tue, May 29,

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-30 Thread John Forecast via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > > >> On May 29, 2018, at 10:30 AM, John Forecast via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> >>> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk >>> wrote: I have

RE: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-30 Thread Rich Alderson via cctalk
From: Paul Koning Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 6:47 AM > I once saw an RSX-15 kernel listing, which had a lot of very familiar > looking data structures -- it implied that RSX-11/D had its origins, > at least as far as overall design is concerned, in RSX-15. RSX-15 was the predecessor of

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread John Wallace via cctalk
[apologies for lack of context, been away from cctalk a long time and insufficient recall of how this cctalk thing works... yet somehow still remember IAS on an 11/70 from the 1980s] Pick an RSX layered product and lots of fundamental stuff would probably be compatible between 11M, 11D, and

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread John Forecast via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > > >> On May 29, 2018, at 10:30 AM, John Forecast via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> >>> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk >>> wrote: I have

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 10:30 AM, John Forecast via cctalk > wrote: > > >> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk >> wrote: >>> I have 11D on bitsavers. >> >> this is actually RSX-11D?

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread John Forecast via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: >> I have 11D on bitsavers. > > this is actually RSX-11D? http://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/magtapes/ias/ Yes. The two V3.4A tapes will allow you

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 10:10 AM, Bill Degnan wrote: > > Is AIS the same as AIDCS? > > http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/IDACS_11-07/ No. IAS (not AIS) is an RSX-11/D variant that intended to add timesharing capabities to RSX-11/D. RSX-11/D was pretty much limited to fixed purpose

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Is AIS the same as AIDCS? http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/IDACS_11-07/ On Tue, May 29, 2018, 9:46 AM Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > > > > On May 29, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Guy N. via cctalk > wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 17:30 +1000, Nigel Williams via cctalk wrote: > >> On Tue, May

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Guy N. via cctalk wrote: > > On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 17:30 +1000, Nigel Williams via cctalk wrote: >> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk >> wrote: >>> I have 11D on bitsavers. >> >> this is actually RSX-11D?

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Guy N. via cctalk
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 17:30 +1000, Nigel Williams via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > I have 11D on bitsavers. > > this is actually RSX-11D? http://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/magtapes/ias/ As I recall, IAS ("Interactive Applications System")

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On May 29, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: >> I have 11D on bitsavers. > > this is actually RSX-11D? http://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/magtapes/ias/ IAS is basically RSX-11/D under the covers, with

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-29 Thread Nigel Williams via cctalk
On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:27 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > I have 11D on bitsavers. this is actually RSX-11D? http://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/magtapes/ias/

Re: DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-28 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
I have 11D on bitsavers. 11D/IAS is VERY rare. The tape cost me a fair bit 10+ years ago on eBay I've never seen the COBOL compiler On 5/28/18 8:10 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk wrote: > I’m looking for a circa 1974 copy of RSX-11D distribution and the COBOL > compiler that was shipped as an

DEC RSX-11D and its COBOL compiler?

2018-05-28 Thread Nigel Williams via cctalk
I’m looking for a circa 1974 copy of RSX-11D distribution and the COBOL compiler that was shipped as an add-on product. I’ve looked through trailing-edge but maybe I am missing the obvious, anyone have any ideas or has a copy? thanks