My home Alpha XP1000 runs OpenVMS 7.3-1 and has Powerstorm 300 graphics.
I cannot make DECwindows to work in any graphical mode other than 8-plane PseudoColor while xdpyinfo shows 10 visual types including 24-plane TrueColor and DirectColor. So I cannot reproduce graphical results I had on another Alpha with PBXGB-AC card (or 4D20).
I examined error log of x-server startup and discovered that visual parameters were set by Peregrine-made program (peregrine server DDX for OpenVMS). First this program accepts user-defined 24 planes and attempts to set 1600x1200 resolution (that in fact is impossible for Powerstorm 300). After expected failure it falls down to 1280x1024 8-plane mode. It ignores the possibility of 1280x1024 24-plane modes.
I tried to remove 1600x1200 option from the list of resolutions in the specific devise setup file (decw$*_GB.com) but it had no effect.
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!
