[Info-vax] State of the OpenVMS hobbyist program?

[Alexander Schreiber]

David Wade <g4ugm at dave.invalid> wrote:
> On 16/11/2019 21:02, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> After many years, I've started playing with OpenVMS again. The current
>> toy of choice is a MicroVAX3900 in SIMH with 256MB of RAM running OpenVMS
>> 7.2 for VAX. Of course if complains about not having an active license.
>> 
>> Since this is strictly for non-commercial, hobbyist "learning and playing
>> around", I figured the Hobbyist license should be fine. I've found a HP
>> website for requesting the Hobbyist license, dug up my old DECUS member
>> number & submitted all the requested details. Got a mail that said
>> "Your message is important to us. It has been forwarded to the HP
>> OpenVMS Systems response team." promising follow-up, but silence
>> so far after 4 days.
>> 
>> Does anybody know what the current state of the OpenVMS hobbyist program
>> is, if it is still alive?
>> 
> It says it checks the decus number. Is it still for a valid open chapter?

Well, I registered for DECUS as a student 20 years ago when I got my
hands on a VAXstation 3100/M38, with DECUS Germany. Which got absorbed
into Connect Germany and I provided that as my chapter, so ... maybe?

Kind regards,
          Alex.
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