[rescue] DEC Alphastation 255 & OS options

[Eric Dittman]

> > > Having done more *BSD & Linux than I care to talk about right now, I'd
> > > like to maybe explore some other options.  Are there any other free
> > > OS's that do right by this hardware?  These are my first Alphas so I'm
> > > not terribly familiar with what works best on them yet.  I checked out
> > > http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/noncommercial-unix/ and unfortunately
> > > they want enthusiasts to hand over $99 for Tru64.  :-/
> >
> >    VMS!  8-)
> 
> Question: Is openVMS 7.3 already available for the hobbyist programme? I
> also did get a 255 and I want to run openVMS for my enjoyment at home.

The Hobbyist License covers any version of OpenVMS you want to
run, as long as you can get the media.

> Also does anyone have experience with vms as an NFS/Samba server? I think
> that vms does have a limit to the level of subdirectories that one can
> create so I do not know if that hinders its integration with unix. As I
> have never used a vms machine for more than a few hours, I am looking
> forward to play with it.

I've used VMS as an NFS server.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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