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I haven’t been able to find PAKs for it. --- Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT 39.19151 N, 77.23432 W QCOCAL::SANYAL via HECnet > On Mar 12, 2020, at 6:14 PM, Dan Gahlinger <dgahl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've seen v5.5 online, I think on one of the official archive sites. > don't have the url handy though. > > i have v5.0 vax original cd set but don't know the legalities of sharing it > > Dan > > From: Simh <simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com> on behalf of Alexander Schreiber > <a...@thangorodrim.ch> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:52:49 PM > To: Gary Lee Phillips <tivo.ov...@gmail.com> > Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com <simh@trailing-edge.com> > Subject: Re: [Simh] HPE has started emailing the final hobbyist licenses > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 08:11:01AM -0500, Gary Lee Phillips wrote: > > Yes, just received mine from Hari. And yes, the key ends in 301 and does > > not contain the hobbyist number. > > Well, the authorization code pretty clearly states what this license is: > the final hobbyist license, presumably minted in 2020-03-01. > > So, on the one hand, it is basically not a personalized license. On the other > hand, it expires on 2022-01-01 and is the final license, no more after that. > > > > > I'm curious about the possibility of backing down to VMS 5.0 or 4.4 as a > > There seem to be OpenVMS 5.5.2 ISOs floating around somewhere. > > > long-term solution. Are there installation files or ISO available > > somewhere? I started with VMS back in the 80s using 4.4 on a VAX 8200 and a > > MicroVAX II. It seems to me that the system was already pretty serviceable, > > aside from the need for third party extensions to get TCP/IP in place of > > DECNet. > > > > Kind regards, > Alex. > -- > "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and > looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
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