#New Member – Help w/pro
About six years ago I was a system operator on a PDP-11/24. It was a
constant struggle keeping it up and running with sixteen terminals and a
tempramental Mostek memory board (remember when 124K seemed like alot). I
had the distinct displeasure of watching that machine die. It's terminals
were taken away and junked (Ramtek graphic terminals), its DZ-11's were
pulled, the RPO was spun down for that last time and houled away. My
stubborn (and sickly) friend of four years was reduced to a byte swapping
vegetable (i.e. local decnet area processor).
Enough sentimentalizing.
I've recently had to resurrect ony of my Pro 350's for use as a text input
station. But since it's going to be around I would really like to make use
of it than that.
But, of course, I don't have any software.
Currently I have Q'text and EDT. I really looking for a workable word
processor (preferably not word-11) and some sort of database (wasn't Rbase
ported to the pro?).
If anybody knows of ANY source for software please let me know. I've been
out of the DEC world for many years–I haven't seen a copy of Digital
Review or Hardcopy for years and my DECUS membership lapsed long ago.
I'm really in the dark.
Bill.