HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Rob Jarratt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jan-Benedict Glaw
> via cctalk
> Sent: 20 March 2020 21:29
> To: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-mips.org>
> Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>;
> Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing
> 
> Hi Maciej!
> 
> Long time no see!
> 
> On Fri, 2020-03-20 17:36:25 +0000, Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-
> mips.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote:
> > > > Linux and/or NetBSD/vax would be a good choice, though, to
> > > > implement the VAX's system calls and execute it's binaries. Though
> > > > there were more concerted efforts to do this years ago, but I
> > > > don't know what became of them. Google shows a smattering of
> > > > efforts littered with broken links. :(
> > >
> > > There was a vax-linux port started by others, and I cared for it for
> > > a good number of years. My life changed a lot since then, I quite
> > > failed (and failed hard!) to bring up the needed time to care for
> > > Linux, care for GCC and Binutils, GNU libc and all those programs
> > > silently expecting IEEE floating point support.
> >
> >  I'm still here to help. :)
> 
> <3
> 
> >  I expect to get at least one of my VAXen online RSN (a 4000/60, with
> > TURBOchannel).  As in a couple of weeks' time (if only not that damn
> > COVID thing!).  It boots our ancient VAX/Linux port with an NFS-root
> > over a PMAD interface.  Other machines may follow.
> 
> Actually, I'm searching (more active than ever) for a proper location to put all
> of my hardware to. I already have shelves, controllable power plugs, and just
> today an EPROM reader/writer arrived. Though I'm unsure (to use fair
> language) when there'll be a really up-to-date working Linux port. But maybe
> at some time, there'll be one!
> 
> MfG, JBG
> 
> --

Out of interest, what controllable power plugs (sockets?) are you using?

Regards

Rob