[Info-vax] Reading OpenVMS SPL disks on something other than a VAX

[Three Jeeps]

On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 12:22:40 AM UTC-4, Three Jeeps wrote:
> Am cleaning out/organizing corner of my basement where my mVAXes are and came across a set of about 50 CDs (DVDs?) that are for OpenVMS June 1996 (AG-QWUYA-XE).
> I didn't remember even having these.
> 
> Both of my machines are mothballed so I am wondering if there is anyway to read them on a mac OSX machine, or windoz or linux machines?
> 
> Never had the reason to ask the question about them being readable on another OS (with the right helper program)but I'd like to see if these disks are readable.
> 
> Thank
> John

after I made the post, the thought occurred to run openvms under simh - would that work?