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Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 18:30:09 EST
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Hello,
       I seem to have these files they were on the machine when i inherited
       it VNX i thinks its some sort of user shell. Can anybody tell me
       how to get the thing running. Ive also listed the two com files
       for you.

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! Here's  the directory  !
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Directory SYS$SYSDEVICE:[MARTIN.BACK.VNX]

DIR.OUT;1           KITINSTAL.COM;2     SHELL.EXE;1         SHELLSTRT.COM;1

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! And now the com files !
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$ !                       K I T I N S T A L . C O M
$ !
$ !                          COPYRIGHT (C) 1984 BY
$ !                    DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD
$ !                     MASSACHUSETTS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
$ !
$ !  THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND COPIED
$ !  ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE AND WITH THE INCLUSION
$ !  OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE.  THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER COPIES
$ !  THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER
$ !  PERSON.  NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF THE SOFTWARE IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED.
$ !
$ !  THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND
$ !  SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION.
$ !
$ !  DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS
$ !  SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
$ !
$ !***************************************************************************
$ !
$ !     This procedure installs the DEC/SHELL V1.0 32 user upgrade
$ !
$ !     Setup error handling
$ !
$ ON CONTROL_Y THEN VMI$CALLBACK CONTROL_Y
$ ON WARNING THEN GOTO ERROR_EXIT
$ !
$ !
$ !     Handle INSTALL and unsupported parameters passed by VMSINSTAL
$ !
$ IF P2 THEN SET VERIFY
$ IF P1 .EQS. "VMI$_INSTALL" THEN GOTO INSTALL
$ IF P1 .EQS. "VMI$_IVP" THEN GOTO IVP
$ EXIT VMI$_UNSUPPORTED
$ !
$ ERROR_EXIT:
$ !
$ S = $STATUS
$ IF P2 THEN SET NOVERIFY
$ EXIT S
$ !
$ INSTALL:
$ !
$ !     Let VMSINSTAL know we have an IVP and ask if
$ !     all replaced files are to be purged.
$ !
$ VMI$CALLBACK SET PURGE ASK
$ VMI$CALLBACK SET IVP ASK
$ !
$ !     Check for valid VMS version
$ !     Will install to any version 4.x system.
$ !
$ VMI$CALLBACK CHECK_VMS_VERSION SHELL$VMS 040
$ IF .NOT. SHELL$VMS THEN VMI$CALLBACK MESSAGE E BADVMS -
	"This kit requires Version 4.0 or a subsequent version of VMS"
$ IF .NOT. SHELL$VMS THEN EXIT VMI$_FAILURE
$ !
$ !     Check for enough free blocks on system disk.
$ !
$ VMI$CALLBACK CHECK_NET_UTILIZATION SHELL$ 300
$ IF .NOT. SHELL$ THEN VMI$CALLBACK MESSAGE E NOSPACE -
	"System disk does not contain enough free blocks to install DEC/SHELL"
$ IF .NOT. SHELL$ THEN EXIT VMI$_FAILURE
$ VMI$CALLBACK SET SAFETY CONDITIONAL 500
$ !
$ !	Move everything to destination directories
$ !
$ VMI$CALLBACK PROVIDE_IMAGE	SHELL$ SHELL.EXE	VMI$ROOT:[SYSEXE]
$ !
$ ! Set startup procedure
$ !
$ VMI$CALLBACK SET STARTUP SHELLSTRT.COM
$ IF P2 THEN SET NOVERIFY
$ EXIT VMI$_SUCCESS
$ !
$ ! Execute IVP and explain startup procedure.
$ !
$ IVP:
$
$ ON WARNING THEN EXIT VMI$_FAILURE
$
$ TYPE SYS$INPUT:

Starting Installation Verification Procedure For DEC/Shell V1.0 32 User Upgrade

$ SPAWN/CLI=SHELL/NOSYMBOL/INPUT=_NLA0: IVP.
$
$ IF P2 THEN SET NOVERIFY
$ EXIT VMI$_SUCCESS

$ !                       S H E L L S T R T . C O M
$ !
$ !                          COPYRIGHT (C) 1984 BY
$ !                    DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD
$ !                     MASSACHUSETTS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
$ !
$ !  THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND COPIED
$ !  ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE AND WITH THE INCLUSION
$ !  OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE.  THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER COPIES
$ !  THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER
$ !  PERSON.  NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF THE SOFTWARE IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED.
$ !
$ !  THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND
$ !  SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION.
$ !
$ !  DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS
$ !  SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
$ !
$ !***************************************************************************
$ !
$ !     System startup procedure for DEC/SHELL V1.0 32 user upgrade
$ !
$
$ INSTALL := $INSTALL
$
$ DEFINE/SYSTEM SHELL$EXE SYS$SYSROOT:[SHELLEXE]	! Where utilities reside
$ DEFINE/SYSTEM SHELL$PATH SYS$DISK:[],SHELL$EXE:	! Default path
$ DEFINE/SYSTEM/EXEC SHELLTABLES DCLTABLES		! CLITABLES
$
$ !
$ ! Remove existing known image
$ !
$ IF F$FILE("SYS$SYSTEM:SHELL.EXE","KNOWN") THEN INSTALL SYS$SYSTEM:SHELL/DELETE
$
$ !
$ ! Install new images
$ !
$ INSTALL SYS$SYSTEM:SHELL/OPEN/HEADER_RESIDENT/SHARE/PROTECT

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Well the software is legal *we have a licence.

Can anybody save me alot of trouble of having to go through vmsinstall.

                              Martin Ogden
                            Systems Manager
                         Electrical Engineering

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Janet:    Martin @ Uk.Ac.Salf.f
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Post:     Martin Ogden, University of Salford Electrical Engineering.

My views have nothing what so ever to do with my employers.
And 98% of what I say is normaly daft.
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A bird can fly but a fly carnt bird.

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