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<body class='hmmessage'><BR>Thanks for clarifying this, Bob, and I can see from HP's reasoning that there is little to be done to <BR>enable SIMH to become just another supported VAX platform, and thereby provide a competitor to <BR>Charon-VAX.<BR><BR><BR>> 2. OpenVMS on SimH.<BR>> <BR>> HP has made its position perfectly clear on this. It will not allow <BR>> commercial licenses on SimH because (a) SimH is not a supported <BR>> product, (b) SimH has not been qualified as a VAX (hasn't run the <BR>> architecture verification suite, which is not publicly accessible), <BR>> and (c) there is no business arrangement between the SimH project and <BR>> HP to ensure that the licenses are only run on HP systems.<BR>> <BR>> I feel HP has been very understanding in providing and supporting the <BR>> hobbyist license program and see no reason to ask for a change. I <BR>> agree with Rich Alderson that Charon VAX is the right answer for <BR>> commercial customers, as it is a commercial strength product with a <BR>> real support organization behind it.<BR>> <BR>> /Bob Supnik<BR><br /><hr />Play Movie Mash-up and win <a href='https://www.moviemashup.co.uk' target='_new'>BIG prizes! </a></body>
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