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I don't suppose there's a VAX 11/780 simulator running VMS out there anywhere, is there? Wouldn't that be fun for some of us.
by W-Stool 6y ago
I don't suppose there's a VAX 11/780 simulator running VMS out there anywhere, is there? Wouldn't that be fun for some of us.
- Jtsummers 6y agohttp://simh.trailing-edge.com/vax.html http://simh.trailing-edge.com/vax.html Haven't used it, but here's the simulator. For some software options: http://simh.trailing-edge.com/software.html http://simh.trailing-edge.com/software.html
- mikewarot 6y agoHere's the way to get VAX/VMS, with all the goodies http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/news.php http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/news.php [Edit] Wrong place, though that had some interesting info https://www.hpe.com/h41268/live/index_e.aspx?qid=24548 https://www.hpe.com/h41268/live/index_e.aspx?qid=24548 They are ending the Hobby License program at the end of the year. 8( [Update] The Hobby License program will be replaced before it ends according to https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2020-04-22-vsi-announces-community-license/ https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2020-04-22-vsi-announces-...
- spijdar 6y agoLast I heard, this replacement program will only have support for Alpha, not VAX, and will expire after 1 year, meaning you have to get a whole new VM every year. Maybe they changed their minds on that, though.
- mikewarot 6y agoI find it amazingly frustrating that an OS with no real commercial value, but immense historical value, is locked up, and subject to the whim of whoever bought it last. We might never see the source code for VAX/VMS, which makes me sad.
- rutthenut 6y agoIf you can find the source for early Windows NT, I bet a lot of that is similar. Albeit with a vastly deficient file system, permissions, command line, help system and so on ;)