This group is for all folks running the original IBM VM/370 Release 6 operating system (or later (e.g. VMTCE (Community Edition)) on Hercules. Like the other early IBM operating systems this version has always been in the public domain and so can be freely distributed. The base version as supplied by IBM is lacking in many facilities. IBM solved this by providing additional extension products which were licensed and so are not available. There are however many user enhancements available which can be installed. In addition, in order to get users up and running quickly updated "releases" of VM/370 included the most popular updates are available for download, so novices can start to learn VM without having to delve into the system internals. It is intended that this wiki will provide information on the base release and these updates.
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
I should probably also state that I really hope I'm wrong about what happened out there. My feeling is that, with as much money as was left behind, there really should have been no problem at all
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Dave McGuire
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#1958
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
I never said that *I* believed this, I said that it is the general belief, which it is. This has been discussed at great length on many mailing lists, with some of the threads involving people who
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Dave McGuire
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#1957
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Grant, Well there are some similarities between and the 1918 flu. In 1918 people revolted against lock downs and there were three waves, of which the third was worst.
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Dave Wade
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#1956
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
I don't know if I'd label COVID-19 a "Black Swan" or not. I think it's more akin to 100 year floods. They don't happen often, but they do happen. The Spanish Flu was another such 100 year event that
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Grant Taylor
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#1955
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
I might suggest the original author take a gentle tone to such judgements. Paul Allen chose Jody Allen as his executor; one presumes he knew better her that we do.? Him knowing her and being aware of
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Drew Derbyshire
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#1954
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Hello! #Watches as the writer was handed a cup of tea made in the Tibetan style.# Actually that's how I inferred it, but I felt it needed more explanations. And we needed to know who this is. -----
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Gregg Levine
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#1953
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Hello! #Hands the man a basket of fruit from the orchards in a Tatooine oasis, "Take a few!"# Actually yes the meaning is clear. But please remember I am not named for an excellent actor. (We won't go
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Gregg Levine
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#1952
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
The context was family members doing scummy things when someone with money dies, and the general belief that that's what's happening to Paul Allen's work. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington,
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Dave McGuire
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#1951
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MAKEBUF, DROPBUF, SENTRIES
Has anyone looked at doing these for VM/370? With the newest BREXX developments, these interfaces seem necessary to me. I would love it if someone already has this working! If not, I will proceed in
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Bob Bolch
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#1950
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
To perhaps paraphase Greg (perhaps not) ... Who are you and what are you talking about? -ahd- -- Drew Derbyshire
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Drew Derbyshire
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#1949
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Hello! Do me a favor please. And do the others one also. Please elaborate. What are you getting at? (I believe the one who's reading this outloud to his audience will agree with me.) Oh and please
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Gregg Levine
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#1948
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
I don't know the back story on this, but I agree, and the latest I observed the behavior, it was a much smaller sum of money than being discussed here. Seen this a few times.... Die broke, that's my
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gpcramins@...
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#1947
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Not much to say. Remember that Seattle & the Puget Sound was one of the first US hot spots of Coronavirus.? The LCM+L building closed in March and ceased all virtually operations (such as most online
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Drew Derbyshire
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#1946
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Could someone provide a brief background on what has happened here? The first I heard is the very first post in this thread, and I feel I came in part way through the conversation. Thanks... Tony H.
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Tony Harminc
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#1945
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
European Space Agency had one, I think 6 processors. The computer hall & contents burnt out the day after it came off lease. Not very fond memories of the beast. Had circuit boards with dead & alive
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John Thomson
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#1944
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Alex, There were a few L66 or DPS8 in the UK. Around 100 installations I believe. In the North West as well as Refuge Assurance and Bidston there were a few, ranging from a 4-cpu monster at
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Dave Wade
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#1943
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
DPS 6 or I think here in the US Level 6 was more of a mini.? The group that did the software in the late 70s had fallen in love with Multics and implemented a lot of their OS utilities inspired by
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James Stephens
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#1942
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
On the late eighties DPS8 was a common mainframe in Spain and France. In 1982, DPS6? was a lower level and in fact there were a 32 bits running GCOS6, and a low end 16 bit cpu with only 1 MB
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Alex Garcia
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#1941
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Alex, More Info here:- https://gunkies.org/wiki/Honeywell_6000_series for Info I was a ¡°Systems Programme¡± on Honeywell L66 systems with GCOS 3 from around 1977 to 1985 when I moved onto VM/CMS on
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Dave Wade
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#1940
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Re: vm/sp 5.5 living computer museum
Alex, Oh to be in Spain! I don¡¯t think the DPS6 CPUs have any relationship to Multics. DPS6 was a new mini developed in Ireland I think with a 32bit word They are related to the DPS8. The original
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Dave Wade
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#1939
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