[Simh] VMS Hobbyist Licenses

[Johnny Billquist]

Yes, of course.
If not, how would you ever be able to enter a license?

Console login can always be done.

   Johnny

On 2020-03-25 23:10, Jonathan Welch wrote:
> I fired up my simh VMS system for the first time in a few weeks only to 
> see I was getting expired license messages.
> 
> Even with VAX-VMS expired I could log in with my own account to OPA0.
> 
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 10:29 AM Robert Thomas <rft at asthomas.com 
> <mailto:rft at asthomas.com>> wrote:
> 
>     The potential real revenue stream from VAX users with hobbyist
>     licenses is small, but HPE should be able to put a significant
>     dollar value on the Good Will generated by issuing perpetual
>     licenses.____
> 
>     __ __
> 
>     Historically the sales and marketing people at DEC, COMPAQ, HP and
>     HPE have placed no value on customer loyalty and good will.  Too
>     many of their marketing decisions have been short sighted killing
>     the cash cow that users created using the various flavors of RSX on
>     PDP-11’s and VMS on VAXen, AXP and Itanium.____
> 
>     __ __
> 
>     Sincerely,____
> 
>     Robert F. Thomas____
> 
>     *A. S. Thomas, Inc.*____
> 
>     44 Industrial Way
>     Norwood, MA USA 02062
>     (Office Phone - (781) 329-9200
>     *mail to: rft at asthomas.com <mailto:rft at asthomas.com>____
> 
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