Welcome to the FreeAXP(TM) technical forum. FreeAXP is a free Alpha hardware emulator. FreeAXP is available for personal and commercial use. Additional FreeAXP information and the download is available at http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html.
This forum can be used to report problems and exchange information related to FreeAXP. Forum rules are:
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• Before submitting a problem report, ask yourself, is this something a real AlphaServer 400 with a max of 128MB of memory would be able to do?
Disclaimer: FreeAXP provides an introduction to Migration Specialties legacy Alpha virtualization products. It is designed for hobbyist and non-critical system use. Clients requiring additional performance and capabilities should look at Migration Specialties commercial Alpha replacement solutions. FreeAXP is provided free of charge without warranty or official support. Unofficial support is provided as time permits via this forum.
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!
