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  • A Abhinav S

    PIEBALDconsult wrote:

    "FEB 90".

    1890? ;P

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    Lost User
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    BC?

    Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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    • S Stuart Dootson

      7.3…I think the last one I used (before transitioning to Windows…95) was 5.5…or something like that. I'm guessing my long-forgotten VMS skills would still be applicable...

      Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      I was using 6.2 when Win95 was new. My last job involving OpenVMS was using 7.2

      Stuart Dootson wrote:

      long-forgotten VMS skills

      I bought these systems and became a hobbyist to keep mine from atrophying completely. And I can show others what a real operating system is like. :cool:

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      • P PIEBALDconsult

        Mike Hankey wrote:

        Spent a good portion of my early career working on DEC machines.

        Me too; 1983 through 2002.

        Mike Hankey wrote:

        pleasure

        I've been relegated to an OpenVMS Hobbyist[^]. :sigh:

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        Mike Hankey
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        Yeah that's about the same period for me. Did a lot of very neat stuff on Vax machines.....Ah the good old days!

        PIEBALDconsult wrote:

        I've been relegated to an OpenVMS Hobbyist[^]. Sigh

        Cool, good to see they are still being used.

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          Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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          RaviBee
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          Oh man... severe nostalgia! I really miss my LK201. :cool:  I'd kill to be able to use one with my Windows box! /ravi

          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            Oh man... severe nostalgia! I really miss my LK201. :cool:  I'd kill to be able to use one with my Windows box! /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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            • P PIEBALDconsult

              My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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              Dang, I wish I'd kept my µVAX-II.  I used to sit on it while playing guitar.  It was the perfect height - and boy could it support a ton!  Although I think my iPod Nano probably has more power. :) /ravi

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              • L Lost User

                Beats me - that's one blast from the past, guy! Where did you get that?

                L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                RaviBee
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                Here's[^] some more nostalgia. :) /ravi

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                • P PIEBALDconsult

                  My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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                  RaviBee
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                  I'm sure you have one of these[^]. :) /ravi

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                  • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                    I'm sure you have one of these[^]. :) /ravi

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                    PIEBALDconsult
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                    I have a VT101 User Guide -- it's my go-to source for ASCII tables.

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                    • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                      Here's[^] some more nostalgia. :) /ravi

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                      Lost User
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                      Awesome! :-D

                      L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                        I have a VT101 User Guide -- it's my go-to source for ASCII tables.

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                        Not to mention glass TTY escape sequences - IIRC was <ESC>[K was erase current line, <ESC>[2J was erase from cursor to EOL and <ESC>[9 was toggle between 80/132 column modes.  Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros... ah, the life that was Digital!  :cool: /ravi

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                          Not to mention glass TTY escape sequences - IIRC was <ESC>[K was erase current line, <ESC>[2J was erase from cursor to EOL and <ESC>[9 was toggle between 80/132 column modes.  Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros... ah, the life that was Digital!  :cool: /ravi

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                          PIEBALDconsult
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                          I didn't do much with deletes, but positioning. Also on VT340s (if I recall correctly) I would open someone else's terminus and scroll a message on the status line. :thumbsup:

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                            Not to mention glass TTY escape sequences - IIRC was <ESC>[K was erase current line, <ESC>[2J was erase from cursor to EOL and <ESC>[9 was toggle between 80/132 column modes.  Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros... ah, the life that was Digital!  :cool: /ravi

                            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                            Gary R Wheeler
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                            Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                            Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros...

                            Oh man, I'm having flashbacks. My last project on a microVAX was a FORTRAN simulation. The contract stipulated 'pure' FORTRAN-77 code, but I wanted to use some of the VAX FORTRAN features. I wrote a program generator in DCL. It generated 'pure' FORTRAN-77 from the VAX FORTRAN source, creating data access routines, global variable declarations, and so on.

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                              Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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                              Mario Michetti
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                              With the === A L P H A === processor. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhh.

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                                Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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                                Old Ed
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                                VMS, now there's a walk down memory lane. VMS was an elegantly crafted operating system. Worked with it for 10 years at a great job. VMS, C, good times...

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                                  Perhaps a more revealing question; Why did you get it???? I have fond memories of using PDP-9's and 10's with paper tape storage, but I can't for the life of me figure out why I would want one today!

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                                  • S Stuart Dootson

                                    I think I remember when those were "the new hot"…or was it a VAXstation 3100…probably… Wow…what VMS are you sticking on it?

                                    Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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                                    ckheisler
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                                    I worked for DEC for 17 years. First I programmed in Pascal on a contract, then I did customer support for the VMS operating system for 9 years, moving to support of programming languages (FORTRAN was my main focus), and finally I went back to programming. Did 7 years of development on their automated backup system (in C and C++). I loved VMS...the most secure operating system in the world. Have fun!

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                                    • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                      Here's[^] some more nostalgia. :) /ravi

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                                      bVagadishnu
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                                      I knew the fellow who owned that plate.

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                                        I knew the fellow who owned that plate.

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                                        RaviBee
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                                        Oh really?  That happens to be my license plate and I don't know you. /ravi

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                                        • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                          Oh really?  That happens to be my license plate and I don't know you. /ravi

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                                          bVagadishnu
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                                          Must be a (past) tense thing. A co-worker named Mike had Massachusetts license plate "VAX-VMS" > 20 years ago. He allowed it to expire which freed it up for the next person to request it. rgrds, [*Edit: not sure if the "-" was on the plate *]

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