[Info-vax] OpenVMS Hobbyist licence - howto

[Bart.Zorn@gmail.com]

On Dec 27, 9:21 pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> > If it's a *MicroVAX* it does not have a graphical console!
>
> > Graphics would make it a *VAXStation* 3100.
>
> Microvax 3100-30 is a very diffent beast from a Vaxstation 3100.
> (different memory, CPU etc).
>
> The Vaxstation can be made into a server  with the dip switch, at which
> point, it makes the serial port the console.

AFAIK, flipping S3 did not change it to a server. I had several
VAXstation 3100-M38's connected to Console Manager and those did not
identify themselves as server.

The only box I remember that morphed into a server was the VAXstation
4000-90 which identified itself as "Unknown VAXserver" when you remove
the graphics adapter. As consequence, its OpenVMS base license was no
longer valid for the box.

Bart