1 Mar
2009
1 Mar
'09
10 p.m.
At 9:31 PM -0800 3/1/09, Don North wrote:
Rod Smallwood wrote:
It is still possible to legally buy licenses. I put someone in
contact with one of the people that handles licensing last week. The
decision has been made to not advertise who to talk to, and I respect
this decision. I don't know why this is the case, however, I tend to
suspect it has something to do with some of the hobbyist community.
Zane
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The last I heard of them was a takeover by Calyx.
in 2006
I can't see any reference to PDP-11 on the Calyx Website.
So what happened ?
Rod (Renovates Old Dec)
There was a whole discussion on this last year, search the
classiccmp archives from
summer 2008 for references to 'mentec'. My conclusion from that
discussion was that
Mentec-Inc of PDP-11 fame no longer exists as a business, at least
on paper, and the
ownership/rights to the PDP-11 s/w have simply evaporated into the ozone.
Others have maintained that they are still in contact with
Mentec-Inc and are able to
buy PDP-11 licenses if they so desired. Mentec's phone, email, and
website have all
disappeared, so I believe you either need their Stargate address or
possibly an Ouija
board to place an order. Sadly I have neither....