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From: zar%Xhmeia@CIT-HAMLET.ARPA
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Subject: VMS V4.2
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Date: Sat, 7-Sep-85 19:19:52 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  7 19:19:52 1985
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When I started installing VMS V4.2 I (like a dummy) left DECNET running.
It bombed just before trying to shutdown before Phase II and did a
"$ @OPA0:" to allow me to shutdown the system manually. I then did
something REALLY cute!: "$ EXIT". This exited VMSINSTAL and deleted
a lot of neccessary install files after moving some of VMS V4.1 to
[SYSF...] (making the system unbootable). I relogged in on OPA0: and
backed up the files from the save-set VMS042.A (but forgot/didn't
think to restore save-set REQUIRED.) to the correct directory, typed
^P HALT, BOOT and the procedure continued for a little bit longer
and crashed when it needed stuff from REQUIRED. After this, I reloaded
VMS V4.1 and did it the right way (no DECNET, no logged in users,
from OPA0:) and everything worked perfectly.

I am also having problems with exponents in the run-time math library.
Looks like I may be heading back for VMS V4.1.

					From The Great
					     Zar