Re: [Simh] VMS versions with LAVC support

2017-03-15 Thread Cory Smelosky
On Sat, 11 Mar 2017, Timothy Stark wrote: Well, I learned that oldest VMS that support LAVC is 5.5-H2. Oldest VMS version support VAXcluster is 4.0. For 4.0 to 5.5, can it handle DECnet as cluster? More one thing, is that possibly CI-to-Ethernet bridge adapter for older VMS software?

Re: [Simh] VMS versions with LAVC support

2017-03-14 Thread Peter Allan
Actually LAVC was available well before VMS 5.5-H2. As was correctly reported, VAXclusters were originally introduced with VMS 4.0, but required "big VAXen" connected to an HSC50. LAVC was introduced around VMS 4.5. I think it was VMS 4.5A, though I could be wrong. Certainly the release notes for

Re: [Simh] VMS versions with LAVC support

2017-03-11 Thread Paul Koning
> On Mar 11, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > > On 2017-03-11 16:37, Timothy Stark wrote: >> >> Well, I learned that oldest VMS that support LAVC is 5.5-H2. Oldest VMS >> version support VAXcluster is 4.0. For 4.0 to 5.5, can it handle DECnet as >> cluster?