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The Question is: I have a very old MicroVax II running VMS Ver.4.7. We are restricted to this version of VMS due to programs which were written in-house to drive wave machines. We currently have a need to time-sync the MicroVax with a pc. Is there a way to query a time se rver with this version of VMS? We are running Process Softwares TCPware as well. Also, we only have the Fortran compiler, not C. Any help or insight into this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Debra Green greend@wes.army.mil The Answer is : As it was then known, VAX/VMS V4.7 was first released in December 1987. The OpenVMS Wizard will assume that definitive tests have been conducted and it has been found that software changes are required to the application as a result of an OpenVMS upgrade (to V5.5-2 or later), and further that (if any changes were actually needed) these application changes have been considered and rejected. User-mode software generally requires no changes as a result of an OpenVMS upgrade. Please see the http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ website for information and for access to various NTP source code packages. Please contact Process Software for assistance with TCPware, and for information on TCPware capabilities and features. The VAX C compiler was the C compiler package most commonly used during this vintage. Other options include public-domain C compilers, or using Fortran or Macro assembler -- assistance in converting C code such as that typically used with NTP can be obtained from the Compaq Professional Services organization. If the PC supports DECnet, it might also possible to create a server on the PC, and use DECnet task-to-task and a home-grown application to create a client on V4.7 that queries the server on the PC. (This scheme could also potentially be coded using IP protocols.)
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