Having put my first post on the FreeAXP forum I thought, how rude...I haven't done my introduction!
So, hello!
I'm an aging ex-OpenVMS system manager, who, after a good few years doing other things, is now back in a system admin role for a single Alpha....that has died over the Christmas period, possibly due to too much turkey!
As such I am looking at these new-fangled emulation packages as a possible way of continuing to run a bespoke application.
I suspect I may be asking a few questions as my knowledge of OpenVMS is somewhat rusty! Previously I have managed multiple Vaxes and Alphas, standalone and clustered, done operating system upgrades, hardware installations, and system performance tuning....however this knowledge appears to have been filed at the back of my brain for too long.....we shall see how long I last!
malmberg August 04 2022 No more VAX hobbyist licenses.
Community licenses for Alpha/IA64/X86_64 VMS Software Inc.
Commercial VMS software licenses for VAX available from HPE.
ozboomer July 20 2022 Just re-visiting.. No more hobbyist licenses? Is that from vmssoftware.com, no 'community' licenses?
valdirfranco July 01 2022 No more hobbyist license...sad
mister_wavey February 12 2022 I recall that the disks failed on the public access VMS systems that included Fafner
parwezw January 03 2022 Anyone know what happened to FAFNER.DYNDS.ORG?
I had a hobbyist account here but can longer access the site.
gtackett October 27 2021 Make that DECdfs _2.1A_ for Vax
gtackett October 27 2021 I'm looking for DECdfs V2.4A kit for VAX.
Asking here just in case anyone is still listening.
MarkRLV September 17 2021 At one time, didn't this web site have a job board? I would love to use my legacy skills one last time in my career.
malmberg January 18 2021 New Hobbyist PAKs for VAX/VMS are no longer available according to reports. Only commercial licenses are reported to be for sale from HPE
dfilip January 16 2021 Can someone please point me to hobbyist license pak? I'm looking for VAX/VMS 7.1, DECnet Phase IV, and UCX/TCPIP ... have the 7.1 media, need the license paks ... thanks!
