[Simh] OpenVMS licenses now transferable to emulators

[Hittner, David T (IT)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com 
> [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Michael Kerpan
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 12:55 PM
> To: simh at trailing-edge.com
> Subject: Re: [Simh] OpenVMS licenses now transferable to emulators
> 
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Hittner, David T (IT) 
> <david.hittner at ngc.com> wrote:
> > No; Digital/Compaq/HP PAKs are legally bound to the hardware system 
> > that they were issued for.
> > If you replace the hardware, you have to pay to 
> transfer/upgrade the 
> > PAKs to the new hardware.
> >
> > Hobbyist PAKs are different; they don't care what the 
> hardware is, so 
> > you can use them in an emulator at your convenience.
> > However, Hobbyist PAKs are for personal use only. You may 
> not legally 
> > run them to deliver a corporate service.
> >
> > This announcement allows you to legally transfer older 
> hardware-bound 
> > PAKs to the new "hardware" of a software emulator.
> > I could use this new method to transfer my $40K corporate software 
> > license asset to an emulator.
> >
> > Dave
> Ahh, so hobbyist PAKs are more different from real PAKs than 
> I'd though. Unless you're a buisness, they're MUCH nicer ;)
> 
> Anyway, how many VUPS does a SIMH VAX on semi-modern stock 
> hardware have compared to the fastest real VAXen? Is there 
> any good way to find out?
> 
> Mike

A VAX simulator on modern hardware easily blows away the fastest
single-cpu VAX, and most of the multi-cpu systems.
You can get the VUPS command file estimator VUPS.COM from various places
on the internet.
SRI/StromaSys also has the performance test PT_VAX.EXE estimator
available, and lists of comparative emulator performance levels.

Dave