[Info-vax] VMS on VAXstation 3100 Model 48

[Hans Bachner]

polemon <cbyrzba at cbyrzba.bet> wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:22:58 -0800 (PST)
> "Bart.Zorn at gmail.com" <Bart.Zorn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You could start by having a look at http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/
> 
> I need to be a DECUS member if i want an account there.

Actually, you will become a Connect member these days
(http://www.connect-community.org/), at least in the U.S. and several 
other countries. DECUS is "migrating" to Connect. 

> Even so, I didn't find any info where to actually get VMS, I can get a
> license, but I didn't find where I could actually download the
> Software. 

You can't download the software. If you don't know someone from whom you 
can borrow the media, you can buy a "Hobbyist CD" with OpenVMS and some 
Layered Products. Click at the "OpenVMS Media" link at the top of the 
http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/ homepage.

> The system is ancient, so to say. It is made in 1987, I doubt any
> recent OpenVMS will run on it...

Sure it will. The latest OpenVMS VAX version is V7.3 which will happily 
run on the VAXstation 3100 (as well as on most older VAX models).

Hans.