openvms... another question

From: Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Wed May 21 08:58:00 2003

Ok, I know NOTHING about openVMS. However, this just came up...

A friend of a friend offered me what he says is a complete set of OpenVMS
media. No manuals, just the media.

Several questions:

>From what I understand, isn't there some type of hobbyist free license for
openvms? If so, not sure why I should grab the media from him if I can just
download it. Or is there a value to getting the media from him, as to it
giving me the ability to purchase a license transfer or something... in
short, is there a special reason getting "real" media is desirable?

Lastly... he said it runs on vax's and pdp's. Not sure if he knows what he's
talking about, so I'll ask here. Could this run on my 11/44?

Thanks for any enlightenment!

Jay West
Received on Wed May 21 2003 - 08:58:00 BST