VAX/VMS v4.7 Media Distribution Kit
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    This kit contains the various distribution media for VAX/VMS version
4.7 and a plurality of layered products.  Excluding the "other" folder,
all media is from Digital Equipment Corporation, with the original media
2-5-2 label if known.  The media in the "other" folder is not provided
by DEC, and is either third-party applications, or repacking (for
convenience) of some DEC media -- the "LICENSES.tap" file is a
combination of the DECnet/VAX 4.x full functionality license and the
VAX/VMS 4.x unlimited users license onto a tape file.
    If one would like to know what the various media images are of,
please consult the "media.csv" file, which is a helpful CSV file,
listing the 2-5-2 media label, media type, volume label, and software
description.

The 1989 Consolidated Software Distribution CD-ROMs
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    It will not escape the notice of the astute observer that this kit
includes two versions of the 1989 CSD CD-ROMs, which are associated with
VMS version 5.0; this is becuase much of the software on them will still
work on VAX/VMS version 4.7, and they are -- so far -- the only known
sources for some of the products (for instance ACMS version 3.0A, and
the "full function" (dev kit) version of VAX Rdb/VMS version 3.0).
    There is *NO* license materiel provided to allow for the use of VMS
version 5.0, and license materiel will not be provided, as to do so
requires bypassing or the VMS License Management Facility.  The author
of this kit does acknowledge that there is software available which may
do so, however it should be noted that the algorithm used to generate
the checksum in LMF on VMS versions 5.0 through at least 5.2 is not the
same as that for later versions of OpenVMS on VAX.
