Re: [Simh] [OT] What's the difference between the 1990 Brunner VAX Architecture book and the Leonard from 1987?

2016-01-28 Thread Paul Koning
> On Jan 28, 2016, at 5:28 AM, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: > > Hi, > > Since there are some ex-DEC people here and many people knowledgeable in > VAX can anybody tell me the [major] differences between these books if any? > The Brunner book is very expensive, the 1987 copy is very affordable.

Re: [Simh] VAX Architecture Editions

2016-01-28 Thread Bob Supnik
You'll miss the late additions to the architecture for NVAX and the 9000. However, you can get the 1990 version, in its internal DEC form rather than book form, from http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/vax/archSpec/EL-00032-00-decStd32_Jan90.pdf. /Bob Supnik On 1/28/2016 12:00 PM,

Re: [Simh] VAX Architecture Editions

2016-01-28 Thread lists
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:57:02 -0500 Bob Supnik wrote: > You'll miss the late additions to the architecture for NVAX and the 9000. Thanks. > However, you can get the 1990 version, in its internal DEC form rather > than book form, from >

Re: [Simh] [OT] What's the difference between the 1990 Brunner VAX Architecture book and the Leonard from 1987?

2016-01-28 Thread lists
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:15:59 -0500 Paul Koning wrote: > > > On Jan 28, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Tom Morris wrote: > > > > You'll get better answers if you're more explicit with your references. > > Paul took at guess at what you meant. I'm going to make a

Re: [Simh] [OT] What's the difference between the 1990 Brunner VAX Architecture book and the Leonard from 1987?

2016-01-28 Thread Tom Morris
You'll get better answers if you're more explicit with your references. Paul took at guess at what you meant. I'm going to make a different guess. I'm guessing that the two books are: - "Leonard book" - VAX Architecture Manual, first edition, edited by Timothy Leonard and published by Digital

[Simh] Announcing TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS

2016-01-28 Thread Johnny Billquist
Sorry for making a new announcement so close after the previous one, and the changes are not so great, but I think they are important enough to send this out right away. The only thing this release addresses is DECnet over IP: . First of all, you can now also run DECnet over IP using TCP. The

[Simh] [OT] What's the difference between the 1990 Brunner VAX Architecture book and the Leonard from 1987?

2016-01-28 Thread lists
Hi, Since there are some ex-DEC people here and many people knowledgeable in VAX can anybody tell me the [major] differences between these books if any? The Brunner book is very expensive, the 1987 copy is very affordable. What do I miss out on by buying the one by Timothy Leonard from 1987? I

Re: [Simh] [OT] What's the difference between the 1990 Brunner VAX Architecture book and the Leonard from 1987?

2016-01-28 Thread lists
Thank you so much. That's a wonderfully complete and very helpful answer. I will save your email for future reference. On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:04:17 -0500 Paul Koning wrote: > > > On Jan 28, 2016, at 5:28 AM, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Since there

Re: [Simh] Interdata/OS32 startup

2016-01-28 Thread Davis Johnson
Put the list back on. There is a remote chance somebody else might be interested. As for your questions... 1) Old habit. I used to install and support these things. For about five years if it was sold into Maryland, Virginia or North Carolina I probably did the software installation.

Re: [Simh] Interdata/OS32 startup

2016-01-28 Thread Timothe Litt
On 28-Jan-16 21:13, Davis Johnson wrote: > Put the list back on. There is a remote chance somebody else might be > interested. > > As for your questions... > > > Sounds like I need to send you input files for OS/32 and MTM sysgens. > It would be nice if these sorts of things were collected in a

Re: [Simh] VAX Architecture Editions

2016-01-28 Thread lists
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:23:32 -0500 (EST) Rich Alderson wrote: > > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:18:50 + > > From: li...@openmailbox.org > > > On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:57:02 -0500 > > Bob Supnik wrote: > > >> However, you can get the 1990 version,