Recent VAX Adventures (Long) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

20 Nov 2002

What is this "hobbyist program" and "licensing" that is being
mentioned?
Is HP controlling use of old DEC stuff or something?

thanks,

gil

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 Message: 11
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:00:14 -0600
From: Jeffrey Sharp &lt;jss(a)subatomix.com&gt;
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Recent VAX Adventures (Long)
Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org

On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, Antonio Carlini wrote:
  If these are original DEC media tapes (rather
than people's data) it might
 be possible to persuade him not to erase them, since the hobbyist program
 allows you to use them. (OTOH it might be safer to wipe them any way from
 <name>'s point of view). 
He said that some contain student data. So those have to get bulked.

He also said that he had software but I couldn't have it. I told him about
the hobbyist program, but at the time I didn't know enough about it to
really say anything knowledgable. If I told him I was licensed for sure, he
might change his mind.

I just filled out the online Encompass Associate membership form. Anyone
know how long it takes to get a response?

-- 
Jeffrey Sharp

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