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Oh, by the way…the last number I had for Saturn Systems was (612)944-2452, and (800)328-6145.

1 Another place to check for DataBase or Spread Sheet programs for PDP-11, is Saturn Systems, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN if they are still in business. I know they made Saturn-Calc, Saturn-Base, Saturn-Graph, and WP Saturn word processing for RT11, TSX, VMS, and maby RSTS.

I've never heard of "Texas" OS for the PDP-11….I'm sure I would have heard of it somewhere. Especially after recently reading the history of the PDP-11. I have to agree with Bill; it's probably TSX-11 you're looking for. Ray Haas

Gary: Although the PDP-11 is old, there is still many options available that considerably extend it's life. Primary amoungst them is The Link, which allows one to form a Local Area PDP-11 Cluster. It's quite a product. However, I cannot argue the fact the PDP-11s are a DEC "Declining Feature."…

The only general purpose database that I can recall at the moment is Datatrieve…..but I will do a bit more research and see what I can come up with. Ray Haas

Yes, you can get other VAXes for under $1000. 730s are less than 750s, and I think I've seen 780s for under $1K too. Of course you would be within your rights to characterize that as a wise-guy response. 😉 While you can *buy* any of these for under $1K,…

Gary, There's a thread going on over in VAXFORUM on "the cheapest VAX" which you might find of some interest. One problem with the older, bigger machines like the 750 is that they are expensive to maintain and to run. Another is that software for them tends to be quite…

Jim, I've been looking into this for SOME TIME now and I haven't had a whole lot of luck. There is at least one rudimentary d-base available through DECUS but it wasn't up to par, as I recall. Decent commercial software is TOO DARN EXPENSIVE ($8000 and up) and I…

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A DATABASE UTILITY OR SPREADSHEET PROGRAM FOR PDP-11'S ? SPECIFICALLY WE'RE STILL RUNNING RSTS/E 8.G. ORACLE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, C-CALC ONLY WORKS WITH RMS FILES (?), PORTACALC ONLY RUNS ON RSX. WOULD BE GLAD TO PURCHASE ANYONE'S LICENSE IF THEY HAVE A COPY BURIED SOMEWHERE.…

The University of California in Santa Cruz has set up a BBS in the 415 area – 415 524 9625 – with info about their Computer Science Institute that offers short courses this summer in -Unix, C, Networks, Fuzzy Theory, Geographical Information Systems, Fault Tolerant Computing, Technical Writing, and more.…