[Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses

[Michael Huff]

To be clear: this license expires in Dec 2021? What are the options for 
simh users after that?

On 3/11/2020 5:13 PM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> my hobbyist id is not in the pack.
>
> there is no renewal, this is a final license, after this, vms for 
> hobbyists is officially defunct.
>
> Dan
>
> Try: https://www.grammarly.com
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> *From:* Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:07:56 PM
> *To:* Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* simh at trailing-edge.com <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist 
> licenses
>
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 09:49, Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:dgahling at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'd like to know if the License authorization code is the same for
>     everyone,
>     or if they actually bothered to send everyone their own, for
>     tracing purposes.
>
>     mine ends in 301.
>
>
>
> Hari from the HPE OpenVMS customer lab is the administrator of the 
> hobbyist program.  He once told me that he maintains the program only 
> out-of-hours and in his own time.  Without his efforts the programme 
> may have ended sooner.
>
> Be sure to thank him when you renew.
>
> The email you receive with the PAKs should have your Hobbyist ID on 
> it. These are tracked.  The final PAKs look like the authorization 
> code is a date to me (pakgened on  March 1st).
>
> Tony
>
> -- 
> Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org 
> <mailto:tony.nicholson at computer.org>>
>
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