Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pyuxhh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxhh!/hh1/pst2/bin/user From: /hh1/pst2/bin/user@pyuxhh.UUCP (/hh1/pst2/bin/user) Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: RE: VAX 11/780 VMS4.2 upgrade experiences Message-ID: <867@pyuxhh.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 10:02:35 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxhh.867 Posted: Mon Sep 9 10:02:35 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Sep-85 04:47:12 EDT Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ Lines: 30 <> I've been asked to post this article for a friend, hopefully it makes sense. <> His installation is upgrading to VMS 4.2 and some of the news going 'round <> in this group pertained to problems encountered. So far I've only seen 2: <> 1. using a tapedrive as the distribution medium, and <> 2. math rtl (something about 'read crunchers in F77'). <> <> As soon as his upgrade is done, I'll summarize to the net with the problems <> and/or experiences. I think this is helpful (especially the problems) in <> forseeing and preventing troubles for others doing upgrades. <> <> The only request I have is for those in net-land to please reply to me <> (or post if you think it can't wait for the summary) with any good/bad <> info regarding the upgrade. As I said before, I'll summarize to the net <> when this is over with. <> <> Thanks for reading this, <> Olga A. Faco <> Bellcore in South Plainfield, NJ <> <> US MAIL: Olga A. Faco <> SPL 1n-210 <> 50 Cragwood Road <> South Plainfield, NJ <> 07080 <> My system messed up my electric address. I live at: pyuxhh!olga Thanks