MicroVMS - Revision history

Vaxorcist: /* VMS/MicroVMS */ Fixed typo

2025-09-07T07:02:07Z

‎VMS/MicroVMS: Fixed typo

Jnc: /* See also */ Adopt orphan 'Installing MicroVMS V4.7 and VAX Workstation Software V3.3 on SIMH'

2024-10-12T11:30:08Z

‎See also: Adopt orphan 'Installing MicroVMS V4.7 and VAX Workstation Software V3.3 on SIMH'

Jnc: /* See also */ +Installing and Configuring MicroVMS V4.0 on a MicroVAX I

2024-01-13T16:00:34Z

‎See also: +Installing and Configuring MicroVMS V4.0 on a MicroVAX I

Vaxorcist: /* VMS/MicroVMS */ added/corrected RX50 count

2023-07-10T13:44:31Z

‎VMS/MicroVMS: added/corrected RX50 count

Jnc: +cat

2023-03-16T17:29:32Z

+cat

Vaxorcist: New page for MicroVMS

2023-03-16T15:28:15Z

New page for MicroVMS

Larsbrinkhoff: I'm ashamed!

2023-03-16T06:27:41Z

I'm ashamed!

New page

VMS for MicroVAX.

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 ** [[RD51]] 10MB
-Reasons that made MicroVMS unnessary from VMS V5 onwards
+Reasons that made MicroVMS unnessary from VMS V5 onwards:
 * Tape load device [[TK50]]
 * Larger disks

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 * [[The VMS-MicroVMS Merge]]
 * [[Installing and Configuring MicroVMS V4.0 on a MicroVAX I]]
 [[Category: VMS]]

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	* [[The VMS-MicroVMS Merge]]		* [[The VMS-MicroVMS Merge]]
		+	* [[Installing and Configuring MicroVMS V4.0 on a MicroVAX I]]

	[[Category: VMS]]		[[Category: VMS]]

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 * Integration into a [[Local Area VAXcluster]]
-MicroVMS Media
+MicroVMS Media:
-V4.1: 3 RX50
+* V4.0: 32 RX50 (without Mandatory Updates)
-V4.2: n RX50 / 1 TK50
+* V4.1: 3 RX50
-V4.2MUP: 1 RX50 / 1 TK50
+* V4.2: n RX50 / 1 TK50
-V4.5: 25 RX50 / 1 TK50
+* V4.5: 16(Base)+25 RX50 / 1 TK50
-V4.6: 16(Base)+26 RX50 / 1 TK50
+* V4.6: 16(Base)+26 RX50 / 1 TK50
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 What is the difference between MicroVMS and VMS?
-MicroVMS is a special "downsized" version of VMS V4.x for the (at that time) new [[MicroVAX]]/[[VAXstation]] models.
+MicroVMS is a special "downsized" version of [[VMS]] V4.x for the (at that time) new [[MicroVAX]]/[[VAXstation]] models.
 There were no other MicroVMS versions, neither before nor after VMS V4.x.
 The very first version of MicroVMS for the MicroVAX I was named MicroVMS V1.0, which sometimes leads to confusion.
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 MicroVMS was a distribution of VAX/VMS designed for MicroVAX and VAXstation hardware, which had less memory and disk space than larger VAX systems of the time. MicroVMS split up VAX/VMS into multiple kits, which a customer could use to install a subset of VAX/VMS tailored to their specific requirements. MicroVMS releases were produced for each of the V4.x releases of VAX/VMS and was discontinued when VAX/VMS V5.0 was released.
-For more details see: [[The VMS-MicroVMS Merge]]
+==See also==

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−	VMS ~~for MicroVAX.~~	+	==VMS/MicroVMS==

−	{~~{stub}~~}	+	What is the difference between MicroVMS and VMS?
		+
		+	MicroVMS is a special "downsized" version of VMS V4.x for the (at that time) new [[MicroVAX]]/[[VAXstation]] models.
		+	There were no other MicroVMS versions, neither before nor after VMS V4.x.
		+	The very first version of MicroVMS for the MicroVAX I was named MicroVMS V1.0, which sometimes leads to confusion.
		+	MicroVMS V1.0 is probably a kind of pre-release MicroVMS V4.0.
		+	All other MicroVMS versions were numbered exactly like their "big brothers".
		+
		+	Reasons that led to the fork of MicroVMS:
		+	* Cookbook-Style Documentation
		+	* Simplification of System Management
		+	* Hardware restrictions
		+	** [[RX50]]
		+	** [[RD51]] 10MB
		+
		+	Reasons that made MicroVMS unnessary from VMS V5 onwards
		+	* Tape load device [[TK50]]
		+	* Larger disks
		+	* Integration into a [[Local Area VAXcluster]]
		+
		+	MicroVMS Media
		+	V4.1: 3 RX50
		+	V4.2: n RX50 / 1 TK50
		+	V4.2MUP: 1 RX50 / 1 TK50
		+
		+	V4.5: 25 RX50 / 1 TK50
		+	V4.6: 16(Base)+26 RX50 / 1 TK50
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
		+	\|+ MicroVAX support in VMS V4.x
		+	\|-
		+	! Version !! Type !! Date written !! MicroVAX support
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.0 \|\| Full \|\| 23-SEP-1984 \|\| NO
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.1 \|\| Update \|\| 11-JAN-1985 \|\| YES: VMS041.A-VMS041 / VMS041.B-VMSONLY / VMS041.C-UVMSONLY
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.2 \|\| Full \|\| 12-JUL-1985 \|\| NO
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.3 \|\| Update \|\| 9-JAN-1986 \|\| YES: VMS043.A-COMMON FILES / VMS043.B-VMS ONLY / VMS043.C-UVMS ONLY
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.4 \|\| Full \|\| 30-MAR-1986 \|\| YES (integral part of all Savesets)
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.5 \|\| Update \|\| 26-SEP-1986 \|\| YES: same as with V4.3 (individual Savesets)
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.6 \|\| Full \|\| 15-JUN-1987 \|\| YES: same as with V4.4 (integral part of all Savesets)
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4.7 \|\| Update \|\| 29-OCT-1987 \|\| YES: same as with V4.3 (individual Savesets)
		+	\|}
		+
		+
		+	DEC called MicroVMS "retired" from VMS 5.0 onwards
		+
		+	Wikipedia:
		+	MicroVMS was a distribution of VAX/VMS designed for MicroVAX and VAXstation hardware, which had less memory and disk space than larger VAX systems of the time. MicroVMS split up VAX/VMS into multiple kits, which a customer could use to install a subset of VAX/VMS tailored to their specific requirements. MicroVMS releases were produced for each of the V4.x releases of VAX/VMS and was discontinued when VAX/VMS V5.0 was released.
		+
		+	For more details see: [[The VMS-MicroVMS Merge]]