Posts: 47 Location: Windermere, UK Joined: 16.05.07
Posted on March 05 2009 02:47
Can anyone share their experiences using SIMH as a VAX platform. I'm particularly interested in stability aspects, and whether there are bits that 'just don't work'. I've experienced the odd issue, but it could be that the problem lay with me and/or the install rather than SIMH itself.
I've run SIMH on several Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo) systems and currently, I am using it on an hx4700 iPAQ. On such a limited device, storage and RAM are the main concerns. There's also something weird going on with libpcap and the wireless interface: libpcap puts the wireless into promiscuous mode but it still sends and receives on the original address, leading to duplicate packets (from the emulation and the host). I wrote a document about it. http://brooknet.no-ip.com/~lex/public/OpenVMS_iPAQ/ Even with the issues mentioned, it's cool being able to carry a VAX around.. and an Altair 8800, PDP/1 etc.
Edited by lexthehex on March 14 2009 04:25
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!
