[Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses

[Alexander Schreiber]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 08:11:01AM -0500, Gary Lee Phillips wrote:
> Yes, just received mine from Hari. And yes, the key ends in 301 and does
> not contain the hobbyist number.

Well, the authorization code pretty clearly states what this license is:
the final hobbyist license, presumably minted in 2020-03-01.

So, on the one hand, it is basically not a personalized license. On the other
hand, it expires on 2022-01-01 and is the final license, no more after that.

> 
> I'm curious about the possibility of backing down to VMS 5.0 or 4.4 as a

There seem to be OpenVMS 5.5.2 ISOs floating around somewhere.

> long-term solution. Are there installation files or ISO available
> somewhere? I started with VMS back in the 80s using 4.4 on a VAX 8200 and a
> MicroVAX II. It seems to me that the system was already pretty serviceable,
> aside from the need for third party extensions to get TCP/IP in place of
> DECNet.
> 

Kind regards,
          Alex.
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