Home · Articles · Downloads · Hobby Wear · Forums · Web Links · News CategoriesSunday, December 22, 2024
Navigation
Home
Articles
Downloads
Hobby Wear
FAQ
Forums
Web Links
News Categories
Contact Us
Photo Gallery
OpenVMS Bigot
Search
Users Online
Guests Online: 5
No Members Online

Registered Members: 7,708
Newest Member: nifseg
Sponsors
Island Computer
View Thread
OpenVMS Hobbyist Program | Hobbyists and OpenVMS | Introduction Forum
Author Glee-tings!
rfowler
Member

Posts: 1
Joined: 12.04.14
Posted on May 13 2014 10:47
Hi Everyone,

I just got a new job and I find myself using VMS and not knowing anything about it. So after looking around and learning about the OpenVMS hobbyist license, I thought I would give it a shot.

99% of what I need to do its told to me, but I want to understand the system better, so I thought if I could run this on an emulator at home where I can't hurt anything, that should be fun.

So from your least knowledgeable user, "Greetings, Take me to your leader tape."

Rob
Author RE: Glee-tings!
malmberg
Moderator

Posts: 530
Joined: 15.04.08
Posted on May 14 2014 03:23
Welcome.

Other posts can show you how to get license keys and media downloads.

Emulators are available for both VAX and Alpha.

vms-ports is a work in progress and can use feedback from people new to VMS to help other newbies.

http://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/VMSHardware/

http://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/IntroVMSEnvironment/

http://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/VMSSystemManagement/

http://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/SystemTuning/

Author RE: Glee-tings!
Bruce Claremont
Member

Posts: 623
Joined: 07.01.10
Posted on May 14 2014 03:27
Welcome. SimH VAX or FreeAXP (Alpha) will give you a good emulator upon which to install OpenVMS. The following links will introduce VMS.

OpenVMS Beginner resources http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=163&thread_id=1537&pid=4635#post_4635

Getting Started with OpenVMS by Mike Duffy: http://books.google.com/

OpenVMS Beginners FAQ: http://alpha.mike-r.com/VMS_beginners_faq.html

OpenVMS Introduction: http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/5

OpenVMS Beginners page: http://www.openvms.org/pages.php?page=Beginner
Edited by Bruce Claremont on May 14 2014 03:27
Jump to Forum:
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Member Poll
Are you going to OpenVMS Boot Camp 2016?

Yes

No

You must login to vote.
Shoutbox
You must login to post a message.

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!

Bart
October 16 2020
OpenVMS, and this website!

malmberg
September 05 2020
VSI community non-commercial licenses for AXP/IA64 are available now.

malmberg
September 05 2020
See the forum about licensing. Don't know if HPE hobby licenses still being issued. Commercial licenses still being sold.

silfox70
September 01 2020
I need the license for OpenVMS7.3. Where can I find them?

malmberg
August 29 2020
Eisner, which is currently being moved, got an SSH update and the keys were updated to more modern encryption standards.

Shoutbox Archive