Re: dec ada for vax/vms 5.5

[Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:52:31 -0700 (PDT), Shark8 <onewingedshark@gmail.com>
declaimed the following:

>On Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 9:40:48 AM UTC-6, calliet gérard wrote:
>> 
>> I need : 
>> - a distribution 
>> - buying a license 
>> 
>> Anyone knows where I can get these things? 
>Try VMS Software:
>https://vmssoftware.com/contact/
>
>They're doing the port of OpenVMS to x86, and have a suite of software they're updating [IIRC they also have existing support contracts for VMS, so might know where to get it]; it would probably be good to call them and tell them your company would like Ada support in the port, too. 
>(It certainly can't hurt to signal that there's interest there.)

https://training.vmssoftware.com/student-license/
https://vmssoftware.com/community/community-license/

	No idea if the Ada compiler is installed. My prior employer was running
a version of VMS on some Windows server, no doubt via emulator -- after
replacing the ancient VAX systems. It was needed to support an ancient
(non-DEC) Ada cross compiler for 680xx processors. (Yes, the Boeing* 737
flies on 68040 CPUs <G>)

https://blog.poggs.com/2020/04/21/openvms-on-a-raspberry-pi/

	Unfortunately, I think /that/ free version of OpenVMS has been
discontinued.
"""
As you have commented, the hobbyist license program was terminated last
year and many people are now unable to use any system which required LMF
(VMS 5.0 and above). 
"""

http://www.vaxhaven.com/CD_Image_Archive

	But doesn't provide licenses to activate...



* Boeing is NOT the employer in question


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