> I am currently uneremployed and can't make ends meet
> as it is. I doubt if my wife will spring for the $30 VMS
> takes.
snappy responses:
Well, our time for your questions is worth about $30 anyway.
If you want to be productive jobwise,
seriously go do netBSD/Linux instead of VMS.
> Hmm Layered products, C compiler?
Here's what they say they give you at order time:
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/mount.html
OpenVMS VAX Hobbyist Kit V3.0:
OpenVMS V7.3
DECWindows 1.2.6 (Motif)
DECnet Phase IV
DECnet OSI Phase V
TCPIP V5.1
Kerberos VAX V1.0
BASIC V3.9
Compaq C V6.4
Compaq FORTRAN V6.6
Pascal V5.8
DCPS V2.0
DECSet V12.4
Datatrieve V7.2
>>> and... shipping's included
eBay disks are usually more money.
> If I remember the vax 11/780 I used to op had only about a
> 400mb hard drive. How much do I need for a vms system?
200mb - 1gb should be enough for a minimal/maximal system.
<snappy>
And, time to waste. Got that?
</snappy>
This hobbyist stuff is sometimes just plain irresponsible.
Sounds like you don't need to be that.
John A.
Received on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 21:42:26 GMT