I am a 28 year old technician, who has been working with an OpenVMS based SCADA system for the past 10 years. I am by no means an expert, as it is but one of 18 different systems that I take care of. But I am hoping to learn more and share what knowledge I do have.
I am happy to have found a forum for discussion on this topic. I am currently trying to research how to replace a failed DEClaser 3500 printer, with a newer printer, and figured I could just figure out the DEC printer's IP and set the new printer to that IP, but that is seeming to be harder than I thought.
It depends on how you are queuing to the DEClaser 3500.
I am going from my faulty memory here, but as I remember the DEClaser printer supported both LAT and TCP/IP, and possibly a local connection.
It also depends on if you used CPS (Former DCPS) to communicate with it.
In either case, you are likely to need to setup a telnetsym connection to the printer instead of a latsym connection.
latsym did not use an IP address.
For CPS, you will probably need to set it up as a generic PostScript printer, if it is not one of the types known to it.
I have not touched any of this printing on VMS stuff for other than about 20 years, other than to plug a USB printer into a VMS system and do a test print it.
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!
