I worked on PDP11 and VAX from 1984 to 1996, as system manager and C language and Fortran developer.
Some years ago I bought an AXP CD and related license from Encompass US, but I lost any information about it (even the email I used to register, since moved to another company).
How can I renew, or better, buy a new license for AXP ?
How can I buy/download a C compiler and related PAKs ?
Posts: 47 Location: Windermere, UK Joined: 16.05.07
Posted on November 09 2010 07:21
Hi Alessandro,
You will need to get in contact with your local HP Connect user group and determine how to purchase a years hobbyist membership. With the membership comes the right to register for licenses here on this site for non-commercial use. The license pack you will receive will include a base operating system license and a C compiler license (as well as many other languages and utilities).
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!
