VM/370 Downloads
On this page you will find some VM/370 downloads. These are listed with the most recent first:-
Robert O'Hara's Six Pack *** Now with V1.2 ***
This is the latest version of the VM/370R6 Public Domain system. It has a more up-to-date GCC with a choice of run-time libraries and extra Editor modifications to allow editing multiple files. Bob says of V1.2:-
"there are no changes to the binaries from the last release candidate, so if you are running on that no need to download this. What is different is that I tried to make the distribution more "Unix-friendly". To that end all of the filenames
are in lowercase, and the path names in the configuration file all have forward slashes rather than backward slashes. I have also included a Unix shell script to match the Windows batch file (thanks to Blake Mayor)."
Previous versions of the Six Pack:-
Paul Gorinskey's 5-Pack System
This is the version that I use every day. It has all Andy's fixes plus many enhancements that make it an almost useable system.
Andy Norrie's 4-Pack system
This system is probably the most consistent system available. Andy put a lot of effort into re-working and cross checking the patch's but it lacks many of the enhancments of Paul's system.
Bob Abele's Original 3-Pack System
This is Bob Abele's original distribution. Unlike the systems above which are distributed as "ready to IPL" DASD, this system is distributed as AWS takes that need to be restored to 3330 packs. Unfortunately due an incompatibility between Hercules (and P/370 & P/390 systems) and DDR if you follow Bobs' original instructions Hercules will loop at the end of each restore. Simply re-wind and re-ipl the DDR tape or add the "(leave" option to the DDR "input" statement cards. You need these files to get a system up and running:-
 | vm370r6-essentials.tar.gz |
| CPR6L0.ddr.aws.bz2 |
| VMREL6.ddr.aws.bz2 |
| README.txt |
These are optional:-
| base-source.aws.bz2 |
| ptf-616.aws.bz2 |
| starter-3330.aws.bz2 |
| waterloo.aws.bz2 |
You will also need BZIP2 to download. Info here:-
Hercules
If you don't have a P/370 or P/390 then you will need a Main Frame emulator to run the above on. I usually use Hercules. You can download the latest release from here:-
The Hercules System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture Emulator
Note the above is a "released" version. If you need the latest fixes and mods then you may want to try a development snapshot. There are some experimental snapshots that I have produced here:-
But if you need to go back to older versions then Ivan Warrens pages can be found here:-
http://www.ivansoftware.com/snapshots/snapshots/
Whilst this will include many fixes not in the base release, it may also include new and experimental code.
Other stuff
For those who are desperate to write really big programs then there are slightly modified versions of Hercules & VM produced by Paul Edwards available here:-
http://mvs380.sourceforge.net/