DEC blanket permission was: Re: Scanning out-of-print books and documentation

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Wed Apr 12 12:01:46 2000

Actually I wouldn't be suprised if both were covered. The VLC manual
because DEC/Compaq has end-of-lifed the VAX and there will be no more, and
the MSCP manual because DEC/Compaq continues to hold the patent on the
implementation and anyone attempting to use the information to build MSCP
systems would be subject to the patent restrictions anyway.

--Chuck

P.S. Even if you don't want to go to the trouble to scan them and/or upload
them I would be interested in making a copy for my own use. Contact me
off-list if that's possible.

At 10:19 AM 4/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>One exception seems to be DEC/Compaq, as they apparently gave blanket
>>permission to reproduce documentation for out-of-production hardware.
>>Don't know what Compaq's current stand on this is, though ...
>
>I'm curious about the extent of this blanket permission. I have a number of
>very interesting DEC documents for out-of-production hardware. For example,
>I see continuous discussion of initializing the CPU of the VAXstation 4000/VLC
>over on the NetBSD port-vax mailing list. I happen to have a copy of the
>technical manual for the SOC CPU, the processor used in the 4000/VLC.
>Somehow, I doubt this manual is covered by the DEC blanket permission.
>
>One document that I'm fairly certain is not covered by the blanket permission
>is a copy of the MSCP specification (!) that I have tucked away in a drawer
>somewhere. Is DEC still making MSCP hardware? Everything I've used
>recently has been SCSI.
>
>--
>Roger Ivie
>rivie_at_teraglobal.com
>Not speaking for TeraGlobal Communications Corporation
Received on Wed Apr 12 2000 - 12:01:46 BST