<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><a href="https://archive.org/details/VMS5.52VAX">https://archive.org/details/VMS5.52VAX</a><div><br></div><div>I haven’t been able to find PAKs for it.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">---</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">39.19151 N, 77.23432 W</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">QCOCAL::SANYAL via <a href="http://www.update.uu.se/~bqt/hecnet.html">HECnet</a></span></div></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 12, 2020, at 6:14 PM, Dan Gahlinger <<a href="mailto:dgahling@hotmail.com">dgahling@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-size: 54px;">I've seen v5.5 online, I think on one of the official archive sites.</span>
<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 54px;">don't have the url handy though.</span></div>
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<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 54px;">i have v5.0 vax original cd set but don't know the legalities of sharing it </span></div>
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<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 54px;">Dan</span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Simh <<a href="mailto:simh-bounces@trailing-edge.com">simh-bounces@trailing-edge.com</a>> on behalf of Alexander Schreiber <<a href="mailto:als@thangorodrim.ch">als@thangorodrim.ch</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:52:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gary Lee Phillips <<a href="mailto:tivo.overo@gmail.com">tivo.overo@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:simh@trailing-edge.com">simh@trailing-edge.com</a> <<a href="mailto:simh@trailing-edge.com">simh@trailing-edge.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses</font>
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<div class="PlainText">On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 08:11:01AM -0500, Gary Lee Phillips wrote:<br>
> Yes, just received mine from Hari. And yes, the key ends in 301 and does<br>
> not contain the hobbyist number.<br>
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Well, the authorization code pretty clearly states what this license is:<br>
the final hobbyist license, presumably minted in 2020-03-01.<br>
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So, on the one hand, it is basically not a personalized license. On the other<br>
hand, it expires on 2022-01-01 and is the final license, no more after that.<br>
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> I'm curious about the possibility of backing down to VMS 5.0 or 4.4 as a<br>
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There seem to be OpenVMS 5.5.2 ISOs floating around somewhere.<br>
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> long-term solution. Are there installation files or ISO available<br>
> somewhere? I started with VMS back in the 80s using 4.4 on a VAX 8200 and a<br>
> MicroVAX II. It seems to me that the system was already pretty serviceable,<br>
> aside from the need for third party extensions to get TCP/IP in place of<br>
> DECNet.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Alex.<br>
-- <br>
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and<br>
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison<br>
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