Hello,
I saw that
@marmotking asked back in Nov, 2022 about software for the VAX Console.
I recently bought a full set of diskettes and archived them.
I haven't had a chance to properly organize the files (they're still named by my internal catalog numbers), but I've put them up at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fMpgeRk5Qc8r4pRQybEj7aYyHyykkv7m?usp=sharing
A very important file is in 'keyfiles/release.22e', so I'm attaching it. It contains release notes and, most importantly, installation instructions.
This set of diskettes appears to be:
Code:
VAX 8800/8700/8550/8500 CUSTOMER CONSOLE KIT
Order Number: BT-ZMAAD-C3-V28
MINIMUM HARDWARE REVISION supported by this CONSOLE KIT:
Processor System Revision supported
================================================================
8800 B1
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8700 A1
================================================================
8500
50 Hz B1
60 Hz C1
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8550
50 Hz B1
60 Hz C1
================================================================
The MINIMUM VMS REVISION supported by this kit is VMS VERSION V4.4.
The MINIMUM DIAGNOSTIC REVISION supported by this kit is VERSION 5.0.
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26-May-1987 KITCONT.TXT Page 2 of 3
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CONTENTS OF KIT
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P/N VOLUME_ID NAME (and file revisions where applicable)
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36-20220-01 n/a KEYBOARD STRIP
AA-FH28C-TE n/a CONSOLE USER GUIDE
AA-FH29E-TE n/a CONSOLE RELEASE NOTES
BL-FH31B-ME PROSYSTEMV3 P/OS HARD DISK SYSTEM CONSOLE
BL-FH32B-ME PROSETUPV3 P/OS HARD DISK SETUP CONSOLE
BL-FI92A-ME PROCTABV3 P/OS SYSTEM SERVICES CONSOLE
BL-FH33B-ME PROLIBRARV3 P/OS LIBRARIES CONSOLE
BL-FI95A-ME PROGRAPH1V3 P/OS GRAPHICS CONSOLE
BL-FI94A-ME PRODRIVERS P/OS DRIVERS CONSOLE
BL-FI93A-ME PROMENUV3 P/OS MENUS CONSOLE
BL-FI96A-ME PROACCOUNTV3 P/OS ACCOUNT CONSOLE
BL-FJ00A-ME SYNERGYV2 PRO/COMM SYNERGY CONSOLE 4/4
BL-FH36B-ME PROCOMAV3 PRO/COMM CONSOLE 1/4
BL-FH37B-ME PROCOMBV3 PRO/COMM CONSOLE 2/4
BL-FH38B-ME PROCOMCV3 PRO/COMM CONSOLE 3/4
BL-FH39F-ME CONSOLEDCL1 COMMAND LANGUAGE 1/2 CONSOLE
BL-FH40B-ME CONSOLEDCL2 COMMAND LANGUAGE 2/2 CONSOLE
BL-FH41E-ME NCON1 RX100 CONSOLE TASKS
- [ZZSYS] RTDRV.TSK Rev=3
- [CONSOLE] CONSOLE2.TSK Rev=5
- [CONSOLE] CONSOLE1.TSK Rev=5
- [LBS] LBS.TSK Rev=3
BL-FH42E-ME NCON2 RX101 ISP MICROCODE
- [CONSOLE] CCODE.BIN Rev=1
- [CONSOLE] DRAM.BIN Rev=2
- [CONSOLE] SDFDEF.BIN Rev=4
- [CONSOLE] UCODE.BIN Rev=7
BL-FH67F-ME NCON3 RX99 REVISION HISTORY
- [8500] REVHIST.DAT
- [8550] REVHIST.DAT
- [8700] REVHIST.DAT
- [8800] REVHIST.DAT
BL-FH43E-ME NCON4 RX102 BOOT COMMAND FILES
BL-FI48C-ME NCON5 RX98 CI VMB SYSTEM CODE
- [CONSOLE] CI780.BIN Rev=8
- [USERFILES] CI780.BIN Rev=8
- [CONSOLE] CIBCA.BIN
- [USERFILES] CIBCA.BIN
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CONTENTS OF KIT (cont'd)
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P/N VOLUME_ID NAME (and file revisions where applicable)
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BL-FH11F-ME NDIAG1 RX104 DIAG SUPER
- [USERFILES] EZSAA.EXE Rev=10.7
BL-FH22B-ME NDIAG2 RX105 VAX DISK FORMATTERS
BL-FH23A-ME NDIAG3 RX106 VAX AUTOSIZER
BL-FH05E-ME NDIAG4 RX107 MICRODIAG #1
- [CONSOLE] EZKPA. Rev=5
- [CONSOLE] EZKPB. Rev=5
Sadly, I don't have either the "36-20220-01 KEYBOARD STRIP" nor the "AA-FH28C-TE CONSOLE USER GUIDE", but the "AA-FH29E-TE CONSOLE RELEASE NOTES" were included on the diskette and are the attached file. And I do have all 23 diskettes mentioned plus 3 VAX/VMS stand-alone backup diskettes.
Here is a mapping between my code and the DEC P/N and information:
Code:
T9AD01 BL-HC51C-BE VAX/VMS V4.5 BIN RX50 1/3 SABKUP
T9AD02 BL-HC52C-BE VAX/VMS V4.6 BIN RX50 2/3 SABKUP
T9AD03 BL-HC53C-BE VAX/VMS V4.6 BIN RX50 3/3 SABKUP
T9BD01 BL-FH05E-ME RX107 MICRODIAG #1 NDIAG4
T9BD02 BL-FH11F-ME RX104 DIG SUPERVISOR NDIAG1
T9BD03 BL-FH22B-ME RX105 VAX DISK FORMATTERS NDIAG2
T9BD04 BL-FH31B-ME P/OS HARD DISK SYSTEM CONSOLE PROSYSTEMV3
T9BD05 BL-FH23B-ME RX106 VAX AUTOSIZER NDIAG3
T9BD06 BL-FH40B-ME COMMAND LANGUAGE 2/2 CONSOLE CONSOLEDCL2
T9BD07 BL-FH38B-ME PRO/COMM CONSOLE 3/4 PROCOMCV3
T9BD08 BL-FH39F-ME COMMAND LANGUAGE 1/2 CONSOLE CONSOLEDCL1
T9BD09 BL-FH33B-ME P/OS LIBRARIES CONSOLE PROLIBRARV3
T9BD10 BL-FH37B-ME PRO/COMM CONSOLE 2/4 PROCOMBV3
T9BD11 BL-FH32B-ME P/OS HARD DISK SETUP CONSOLE PROSETUPV3
T9BD12 BL-FH36B-ME PRO/COMM CONSOLE 1/4 PROCOMAV3
T9CD01 BL-FJ00A-ME PRO/COMM SYNERGY CONSOLE 4/4 SYNERGYV2
T9CD02 BL-FI92A-ME P/OS SYSTEM SERVICES CONSOLE PROCTABV3
T9CD03 BL-FI93A-ME P/OS MENUS CONSOLE PROMENUV3
T9CD04 BL-FI95A-ME P/OS GRAPHICS CONSOLE PROGRAPH1V3
T9CD05 BL-FI96A-ME P/OS ACCOUNTS CONSOLE PROACCOUNTV3
T9CD06 BL-FI94A-ME P/OS DRIVERS CONSOLE PRODRIVERS
T9CD07 BL-FH41E-ME RX100 CONSOLE TASKS NCON1
T9CD08 BL-FH42E-ME RX101 ISP MICROCODE NCON2
T9CD09 BL-FH43E-ME RX102 BOOT COMMAND FILES NCON4
T9CD10 BL-FH67F-ME RX99 REVISION NCON3
T9CD11 BL-FI48C-ME RX98 CI VMB SYSTEM CODE NCON5
I did a trial installation following the attached instructions into an Xhomer instance and I have the following note:
Code:
Note there is an error in the procedure. Immediately before
installing "Pro/Communications V3.0" into the user's
environment, you must start Synergy by pressing "Additional
Options" (ESC), selecting "Synergy Window Manager", and then
"Suspend Synergy".
Please let me know if this helps anyone and/or if you have trouble getting the files.
At some point in the future I'll clean up the files (compress the images, rename everything by the DEC PN, etc.) and hopefully bitsavers will host it.
In the meantime I'll leave it up on my Google drive for at least a few months.
--Bjoren