A few weeks ago I registered an OpenVMS Alpha license and ordered a hobbyist kit in the mail. Yesterday I used it to install OpenVMS on my Alphastation. It's asking me to register a product authorization key, but I have absolutely no idea where this key is supposed to be, or when I was supposed to have received it. Is it on the CD somewhere? Did it appear in my browser when I registered for the license? Was it supposed to be e-mailed to me? In any case, I effectively don't have a PAK. Where's it supposed to be?
License keys are e-mailed back to you, usually very quickly. I applied for one on Thursday and they came back the same day.
If you had only just recently joined Encompass or another user group, then there may have been a slight delay, but I think your membership has to have already been processed before you can even submit the license application form. Otherwise it just bounces you back out saying you are not recognized.
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!
