[Info-vax] VSI community license

[Dave Froble]

On 10/25/2021 12:06 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
> On 25/10/2021 16:11, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 10/25/2021 6:22 AM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>>> So, time to move to the community license and to VSI VMS on Alpha to
>>> tide me over until x86 on bare metal is available.
>>
>> Have a nice wait ...
>>
>>> Has anyone successfully submitted the community-license request form
>>> from an iPad?  :-)
>>>
>>> At the latest when I have the license, I'll see what version of VSI VMS
>>> I should install.  I recall some issues about a) only _relatively_ new
>>> hardware being supported by some version(s) and b) only a fresh install
>>> (as opposed to upgrade) supported by some (possibly other) version(s).
>>
>> For Alpha, I believe only V8.4 2L1 and V8.4 2L2 have been released by VSI.
>> There might be a good chance that VSI will not release any more Alpha
>> versions.  (They didn't really plan on any Alpha versions.)
>>
>> Both are identical code.  2L2 is compiled to use EV6 capabilities.  While
>> there is a performance advantage, would a hobbyist really see much advantage?
>> Probably not.  For pre-EV6 CPUs, 2L1 is your only option.
>>
>
> I believe V8.4 2L2 is not available to hobbyists
>

It is not needed ...

I've got it ...

:-)

I'm not a hobbyist ...

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