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A couple of years ago HPE sold VMS to VMS Software Inc, who have ported it to x86-64. So it’s three architectures ago. The VAX version apparently wasn’t includ
by fredoralive 3y ago
A couple of years ago HPE sold VMS to VMS Software Inc, who have ported it to x86-64. So it’s three architectures ago.
The VAX version apparently wasn’t included in the deal (to the chagrin of hobbyists, as they can’t get a legally licensed version of VAX VMS anymore), which perhaps shows how relevant it is to modern VMS customers.
- dcminter 3y agoAs I understand it it is part of the deal - but VMS Software need to make a full release for an architecture before they can license it - and Vax is clearly not worth the effort. Sucks for me as I have an old VaxStation lined up for some spare time messing about :( Incidentally HP themselves can and (I think) do sell and transfer licenses, but that's expensive and even then reputed to be hard to arrange as VMS is so obscure within the org. Definitely no hobbyist licenses though.