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From: brada@bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM (Brad Albom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DEC software distribution policy
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Date: 20 Dec 90 02:58:17 GMT
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> I beleive that DEC should supply the most recent software when a complete
> system is ordered especially if one of the major components is going to 
> require a software revision like the TLZ04 (which by the way has a patch 
> tape included for Ultrix 4.1). Comments? Suggestions?

This is really nothing new. There was a time when they first released
the MicroPDP-11 series when the RX50 (the only removeable media on the
box) was not supported as a boot device nor was distribution available
on floppies. You either loaded the system through osmosis or with some
very interesting hacking. Oh well.

-brad albom
Software Engineering Solutions, Inc