21 May
2003
21 May
'03
12:11 p.m.
Jay West wrote:
Ok, I know NOTHING about openVMS. However, this just
came up...
A friend of a friend offered me what he says is a complete set of OpenVMS
media. No manuals, just the media.
Cool, I wish I had a friend like that!
Several questions:
Yes, there is a hobbiest program. I've heard conflicting information on
cost, though. I think it may take a paid membership to Encompass/Decus.
From what I understand, isn't there some type
of hobbyist free license for
openvms? If so, not sure why I should grab the media from him
if I can just
download it.
You can't download it.
Or is there a value to getting the media from him, as
to it
giving me the ability to purchase a license transfer or something... in
short, is there a special reason getting "real" media is desirable?
Lastly... he said it runs on vax's and pdp's. Not sure if he knows what he's
talking about, so I'll ask here. Could this run on my 11/44?
No it's not for PDP's. It's for Vax's and Alphas, but you need the
correct version for the platform in question. There's a Vax version and
an Alpha version...... either way, I'd grab it from him, I were you :-)
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA