[Info-vax] [Attn: HP Employees] PDP-11 OS hobbyist licensing

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2013-10-01 03:44, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 13-09-30 20:58, Rob Brown wrote:
>
>> And yet, when we ordered an RSX document set from Mentec during the
>> Compaq era, the manuals came with Compaq covers.
>>
>> I don't know what this means.
>
> DEC had a "print on demand" service for documentation which I suspect
> Compaq inherited and ran during the short time it managed Digital.

Sounds likely. But there was also the fact that DEC/Compaq/HP continued 
to sell the software, even though Mentec "owned" it.

> What would be more important would be to look for document number to see
> if it had DEC/Compaq document numbering and on the first couple of pages
> for copyright information.

Well, you can start with this:
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsx11/RSX11Mplus_V4.x/AA-H427L-TC_RSX-11M-PLUS_4.6_Release_Notes_Jan99.pdf

	Johnny