anyone scans/PDFs of the DEC (VMS) "grey wall" ?

[Dan Gahlinger]

I have a near-complete binder set, I think it's v5.3, I'll have to check.

as for the CD, for personal use, a copy would do (for v5), that's what I'd be looking for, guess it's bookreader format.
I'd work out a method to convert it and make PDF's.

I only have one working vaxstation right now, and could use another one as a backup.

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> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 09:28:34 -0700
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> From: healyzh at aracnet.com
> Subject: Re: anyone scans/PDFs of the DEC (VMS) "grey wall" ?
> 
> At 8:54 AM -0700 5/18/08, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
>>--- Dan Gahlinger  wrote:
>>
>>>  I was wondering if anyone had scans or PDF's of the
>>>  DEC VMS "grey wall" ?
>>>
>>>  ie: all the VMS big binders
>>>
>>>  Do such documents exist?
>>
>>I don't know if they exist, but they would be very,
>>very useful if they did. I don't have a grey wall, but
>>I would love to - and PDF's are probably the only way
>>I'll find one.
> 
> If you are looking for one, just keep your eye out.  It took a few 
> months, but thanks to another list member I was able to get one for 
> the CBHRC a few months back (big surprise the Computer History 
> section is highly DEC oriented).  Keep in mind if you get one the big 
> expense will be shipping.  It is probably easier to get a V5, or even 
> V4 set than V6, V7, or V8 hard-copy doc's.  I was able to get a V6 
> set several years ago off eBay for little more than the cost of 
> shipping (at some point it will be donated to CBHRC).  Back in the 
> V7.2 days I bought a set of the base doc's from Compaq (at that time 
> around 2 feet of doc's).  Since then I've made due with bookreader 
> and HTML doc's (I prefer HTML but some of the tools I use only have 
> electronic doc's in bookreader format).  I keep both formats on my 
> private VMS webserver, and I can read them that way.  When did DEC 
> start distributing doc's in bookreader format?  I'm guessing it was 
> with either V5 or V6, but I don't have any OS CD sets that old other 
> than the V1 Hobbyist CD.  I'm pretty sure CD's exist for V5.5-2, but 
> all I have for original media are tapes.
> 
> I suspect most people simply go to the HP website and read the doc's 
> online, or off the doc CD's included as part of the distributions.  I 
> suspect very few of us are running anything older than V7.2.  I have 
> one 5.5-2 system that runs 24x7 except when it's too hot, it is a 
> VAXstation 4000/vlc that acts as my DECnet router.  My main VMS 
> system is an XP1000/667 running V8.3.
> 
> Now what I need is a set of V8.3 Documentation CD's (the App and OS 
> CD's would be nice as well).  I also wouldn't mind a set of the V5.5 
> doc's in bookreader format.
> 
> Zane
> 
> 
> 
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