https://archive.org/details/VMS5.52VAX

I haven’t been able to find PAKs for it.


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> On Mar 12, 2020, at 6:14 PM, Dan Gahlinger <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> on behalf of Alexander Schreiber 
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:52:49 PM
> To: Gary Lee Phillips <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> 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.
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