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Hobbyist Licensing
No New Posts Alpha License PAK's
Questions about Alpha Base O/S License PAK's
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 83 357 July 06 2021 23:38
by saq
No New Posts VAX License PAK's
Questions about VAX Base O/S Licensing PAK's
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 51 211 February 02 2023 09:43
by snadow
No New Posts Integrity License PAK's
Questions about Integrity Base O/S and Layered Products PAK's
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 7 30 March 20 2015 07:34
by malmberg
No New Posts Layered Products License PAK's
Questions about Layered Products License PAK's
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 18 68 June 30 2019 23:16
by tuklu_san
No New Posts Third-Party License PAK's
Questions about Third-Party License PAK's
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 5 21 February 01 2014 17:00
by malmberg
Hobbyists and OpenVMS
No New Posts Introduction Forum
Introduce yourself to other OpenVMS Hobbyists
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 216 543 May 21 2023 00:18
by reinhardtjh
No New Posts How I Use OpenVMS
A general discussion of how you use OpenVMS Hobbyist systems for fun and ... well, just fun.
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 75 305 November 06 2021 20:38
by Paolo_R
No New Posts Porting Open Source to OpenVMS
Questions and information about porting Open Source software to OpenVMS
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 29 67 December 19 2019 07:50
by malmberg
OpenVMS Hobbyist Media Kits
No New Posts OpenVMS Alpha Media Kits
Questions and information about the OpenVMS Alpha Media Kits
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 58 266 August 29 2020 14:14
by malmberg
No New Posts OpenVMS VAX Media Kits
Questions and information about the OpenVMS VAX Media Kits
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 29 117 November 05 2019 07:28
by abrsvc
Alpha Systems Forums
No New Posts Alpha Software Forum
Questions about software for Alpha Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 183 621 May 05 2023 09:35
by mete
No New Posts Alpha Hardware Forum
Questions about hardware for Alpha Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 128 449 June 25 2022 02:35
by Linux-RISC
No New Posts Emulated Alpha Forum
Questions about running OpenVMS on emulations of Alpha hardware
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 37 189 January 24 2021 07:39
by lenticularis
No New Posts FreeAXP
Questions and information about the FreeAXP Alphaserver emulation software from Migration Specialties
Moderated by imiller, iamcamiel, malmberg, Bruce Claremont, timpass, John Manger		 205 1224 July 03 2023 11:03
by John Manger
VAX Systems Forums
No New Posts VAX Software Forum
Questions about software for VAX Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 133 539 November 26 2022 03:40
by behemoth
No New Posts VAX Hardware Forum
Questions about hardware for VAX Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 63 219 April 16 2020 18:29
by malmberg
No New Posts Emulated VAX Forum
Questions about running OpenVMS on emulations of VAX Hardware
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 62 262 March 11 2023 22:27
by behemoth
Integrity Systems Forums
No New Posts Integrity Software Forum
Questions about software for Integrity Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 37 161 March 22 2017 07:49
by malmberg
No New Posts Integrity Hardware Forum
Questions about hardware for Integrity Systems
Moderated by imiller, malmberg		 32 126 June 16 2019 09:36
by DTL

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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!

Bart
October 16 2020
OpenVMS, and this website!

malmberg
September 05 2020
VSI community non-commercial licenses for AXP/IA64 are available now.

malmberg
September 05 2020
See the forum about licensing. Don't know if HPE hobby licenses still being issued. Commercial licenses still being sold.

silfox70
September 02 2020
I need the license for OpenVMS7.3. Where can I find them?

malmberg
August 29 2020
Eisner, which is currently being moved, got an SSH update and the keys were updated to more modern encryption standards.

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