[Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses

[Arthur Krewat]

I think I have some early VMS sources on microfiche somewhere...



On 3/12/2020 11:46 PM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> Nice!
>
> You wouldn't happen to have v4.2 or v5.2 ? 🙂
>
> I have v1.0 somewhere heh
>
> Dan.
>
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> *From:* Simh <simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com> on behalf of John H. 
> Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt at thereinhardts.org>
> *Sent:* March 12, 2020 11:10 PM
> *To:* simh at trailing-edge.com <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist 
> licenses
> On 3/12/2020 8:11 AM, Gary Lee Phillips wrote:
>> Yes, just received mine from Hari. And yes, the key ends in 301 and 
>> does not contain the hobbyist number.
>>
>> I'm curious about the possibility of backing down to VMS 5.0 or 4.4 
>> as a 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.
>
> Andy Hoffman did some work producing workable VAX/VMS V4.0, 4.4, 4.6 
> and 4.7 images.  They are/were available here:
>
>
> V4.7 ==> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipk28nb82dw0w1n/VAXVMS047A%20copy.zip?dl=0> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipk28nb82dw0w1n/VAXVMS047A%20copy.zip?dl=0>
>
> V4.6 ==> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/oba932mlxgfs38p/VAXVMS046.zip?dl=0> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/oba932mlxgfs38p/VAXVMS046.zip?dl=0>
>
> V4.4 ==> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mkj08lfu0x7som/VAXVMS044.zip?dl=0> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mkj08lfu0x7som/VAXVMS044.zip?dl=0>
>
> V4.0 ==> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/iaf8b24qcrsz7mk/VAXVMS040.zip?dl=0> 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/iaf8b24qcrsz7mk/VAXVMS040.zip?dl=0>
>
>
>>
>> What is the earliest version of VMS available for the Alpha? Anyone know?
>
> OpenVMS AXP V1.0  I thought there was a copy available at VAXhaven 
> <https://vaxhaven.com/CD_Image_Archive> 
> <https://vaxhaven.com/CD_Image_Archive> but I was mistaken.  The next 
> best thing though is OpenVMS AXP V6.1 and OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 (Yes, the 
> nomenclature did change and they skipped from V1 to V6 for Alpha/AXP 
> to match OpenVMS VAX).
>
>
> I seem to recall having seen an OpenVMS AXP V1.0 CD being on Ebay at 
> some point but I never tried for a copy.
>
>>
>> Gary, K9NZI
>>
> John H. Reinhardt
>
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