[Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses

[Supratim Sanyal]

On 3/12/20 8:02 PM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> AG-PXL1A-RE 	VMS2H4055 	OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2H4 BIN CD 1/1 	1993 August 
> AG-PXL1A-RE.iso.zip 
> <http://vaxhaven.com/cd-image/AG-PXL1A-RE.iso.zip>(64 Mb)
>
>
> From: http://vaxhaven.com/CD_Image_Archive
>
> and peruse the other one: http://mirrors.pdp-11.ru/_vax__/

hmmm. remarkable. thanks.


> Dan
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Supratim Sanyal <supratim at riseup.net>
> *Sent:* March 12, 2020 6:53 PM
> *To:* Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* Alexander Schreiber <als at thangorodrim.ch>; Gary Lee Phillips 
> <tivo.overo at gmail.com>; simh at trailing-edge.com <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist 
> licenses
> https://archive.org/details/VMS5.52VAX
>
> I haven’t been able to find PAKs for it.
>
>
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> Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT
> 39.19151 N, 77.23432 W
> QCOCAL::SANYAL via HECnet <http://www.update.uu.se/~bqt/hecnet.html>
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2020, at 6:14 PM, Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:dgahling at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>
>> {redacted due to horrific font}
>>
>> Dan
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Simh <simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com 
>> <mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com>> on behalf of Alexander 
>> Schreiber <als at thangorodrim.ch <mailto:als at thangorodrim.ch>>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:52:49 PM
>> *To:* Gary Lee Phillips <tivo.overo at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:tivo.overo at gmail.com>>
>> *Cc:* simh at trailing-edge.com <mailto:simh at trailing-edge.com> 
>> <simh at trailing-edge.com <mailto:simh at trailing-edge.com>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist 
>> licenses
>> 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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>> overalls and
>>  looks like work."                                      -- Thomas A. 
>> Edison
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Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT
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