As a hobbyist who works with as many different types of machines and operating systems as I can get my hands on, it was about time for a VMS machine to find its way into my home. While at a small classic computer show this past weekend, I happened up a DEC 3000-M600 and decided to buy it. It has been many years since I used a VMS system on a regular basis, so my into here is just the beginning of what I expect to be a good amount of learning to get me back into it.
The machine currently has OpenVMS 6.1 installed on it, but I'll eventually want to reinstall from scratch, so I'm wondering if anyone here has a suggestion on whether or not that is the most appropriate revision for this level of machine. I expect it will be fun trying to locate install CDs for the older versions, but I don't want to blindly install the newest release if it will not run well on older hardware.
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!
While at a small classic computer show this past weekend, I happened up a DEC 3000-M600 and decided to buy it. It has been many years since I used a VMS system on a regular basis, so my into here is just the beginning of what I expect to be a good amount of learning to get me back into it.