On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 03:13:02PM +0000, Gary Parker wrote:
> Rick Kelly wrote:
>> Ignatios Souvatzis said:
>>
>>
>>> Because SIMH uses bpf to access the network, it will not see it's host 
>>> machine but only the outside ethernet. Is this your problem? You didn't
>>> menthion whether 192.168.1.1 is the host machine or yet another machine on
>>> the network...
>
> Hmm....I'm overcome with misty-eyed sentimentalism at the prospect of 
> running a virtual VAX on my modern hardware and decided to look into 
> this a little more...
>
> It would appear you need to be a member of your country's DECUS chapter 
> to apply for a hobbyist license and most articles online mention free 
> membership if all you're after is the license but all the DECUS sites 
> seem to have become Encompass now and are charging ~?50 for individual 
> membership. Does anyone know if it's possible to get the hobbyist 
> licenses for free anymore?

I signed up in 2002 as a 'Complimentary Associate Member' for free,
which gives you access to non-password protected content on the
Encompass website and access to the hobbyist licenses.  For the US, you
sign up here:

https://www.encompassus.org/secure/membApp/index.cfm?form_type=ASSOC

Might be something similar for .uk membership?

-- 
Michael Parson
mparson@bl.org