[Simh] OpenVMS licenses now transferable to emulators

[Edward Berry]

Robert G. Schaffrath wrote:
 . .
> nostalgic.  I was lucky enough to have been able to migrate my MAIL.MAI 
> files through successive jobs (via TK50's) so I still have the ability 
> to read emails from my first VMS job dating to 1986.  About two years 
> ago I actually copied and replied to one of the messages from an old 
> friend and blew his socks off when he saw the date and the subject matter.
> 
> Robert Schaffrath

The software on the hobbyist CD includes a POP server- so i can
start it up on the vax emulator, go to thunderbird or mozilla
on another machine on the subnet and configure a pop account with
the vax's IP as server. Then log into the vax, run MAIL,
select the folder with the messages I restored from ancient tapes,
and copy to folder newmail. Back to thunderbird, check mail, and suddenly I've
got several hundred "new" mails, with original headers intact.
Save them in a special folder for future reference, sending
someone a blast from the past, or an April 4 surprise.

Ed

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> Hittner, David T (IT) wrote:
>>  
>>
>>   
>>> -----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
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