[Simh] OT: VMS licensing

[John Floren]

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Tim Newsham <tim.newsham at gmail.com> wrote:
> Off-Topic but this seems like a good pool of people to ask.
> I hope its acceptable use.
>
> I'm looking for information on licensing VAX/VMS.
> Would it be possible to get a legal license to VMS 5.3?
> Are licenses tied to a particular machine or a particular
> time frame?  If someone was selling an old VAX that
> ran VMS 5.3, would the license still be valid for that machine
> today?  Would it still be valid after the sale?
> Would it be transferable to other hardware or even a simulator?
>
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Hi Tim

I've always just applied for a hobbyist license at
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/register_license.html

This lets you run for a year. Then you can re-register.


John