Posts: 2 Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: 02.04.06
Posted on April 03 2006 00:43
Hello, everyone...
I always wanted to get my own VMS system running but could never swing the hardware... and now, what with SIMH and some Linux variant, it seems I might have a dream come true. Is it too much to ask!?
So, to some background info about me:
'Computing' enthusiast since ~1972 (I bought my first slide rule then!), calculators (programmable) since 1977, also discovered PCs about this time. Programming in BASIC, FORTRAN for uni and beyond. System Manager for multiple VAX/VMS systems 1986 through 1995. SysAdmin for Unix and WinNT systems 1995 through 1997. Programming in C since 1989, perl since 1995. (Simple) Palm development since 2000 or so. WinXP still bugs me :lol:
As far as VMS is concerned, it all started in ~1979 when I first used an old teletype printing terminal connected to a PDP-11 at university (well, not really VMS I guess but anyhoo...). Then, it was using a VAX 11/750 at work... and onwards and upwards on the system management side. VAX 8650, 8250, 62xx, 63xx, VAXstations 2000 and 3100, MicroVAX II. Outsourcings led to no more system management but some minimal use of Alphas and that was it. We have a couple of Alphas at work now but they're on the way out. Heck! I'm gonna miss VMS...
...unless I can get VMS working on one of my PCs! SIMH/Linux here I come... Can't wait to get back into RTL, system calls and searching through .REQ files
I always wanted to get my own VMS system running but could never swing the hardware... and now, what with SIMH and some Linux variant, it seems I might have a dream come true. Is it too much to ask!?
So, to some background info about me:
'Computing' enthusiast since ~1972 (I bought my first slide rule then!), calculators (programmable) since 1977, also discovered PCs about this time. Programming in BASIC, FORTRAN for uni and beyond. System Manager for multiple VAX/VMS systems 1986 through 1995. SysAdmin for Unix and WinNT systems 1995 through 1997. Programming in C since 1989, perl since 1995. (Simple) Palm development since 2000 or so. WinXP still bugs me :lol:
As far as VMS is concerned, it all started in ~1979 when I first used an old teletype printing terminal connected to a PDP-11 at university (well, not really VMS I guess but anyhoo...). Then, it was using a VAX 11/750 at work... and onwards and upwards on the system management side. VAX 8650, 8250, 62xx, 63xx, VAXstations 2000 and 3100, MicroVAX II. Outsourcings led to no more system management but some minimal use of Alphas and that was it. We have a couple of Alphas at work now but they're on the way out. Heck! I'm gonna miss VMS...
...unless I can get VMS working on one of my PCs! SIMH/Linux here I come... Can't wait to get back into RTL, system calls and searching through .REQ files
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!
