[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program Announced.

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2019-06-17 kl. 14:21, skrev Volker Halle:
> Am Montag, 17. Juni 2019 08:55:09 UTC+2 schrieb Hans Bachner:
>>
>> I wonder why DECnet has been completely omitted. For many/most hobbyists
>> it's probably relevant.
>>
>> It would be nice if at least both the DECnet Phase IV and the DECnet OSI
>> kits could be provided on the system disks for later installation.
>>
>> Apparently, VSI has plans to extend the offering anyway. The system disk
>> has an [ALPHA_TOOLS] directory, which is currently empty.
>>
>> Hans.
> 
> On the VSI Hobbyist License page 'About FreeAXP' there is no reference to NICs included in this config.
> 
> The 'real FreeAXP' does have 2 NICs included:
> 
> http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html
> 
> Volker.
> 

But...

The Getting Started document supplied with the kit describe how to
setup network communication. Why would it do that if there is some
techical things that prevents network communication?

(And no, *I* do not want or need DECnet...)