> Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:46:12 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Torsten Harenberg <harenberg@physik.uni-wuppertal.de>
> Subject: Re: where to find openvms ?
> 
> On Thu, 15 May 2003, Pierre Emmanuel Brinette wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> >   I want to try OpenVMS on my AXPPci33 for test purpose only. Anyone know if
> > there is some old release that could be downloaded freely ?
> 
> Hi Pierre,
> 
> I would be very surprised if there would be any version of OpenVMS freely
> available. At least we payed quite a lot of bucks for it :(.
> 
> But there is a RedHat Linux avaible for alphas. Maybe this fit you needs.
> Have a look at
> 
> http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/FAQ-8.html

I know it is not on-topic for this list, but one can do a Google search
on keywords "openvms hobbyist" and learn about a low-cost distribution.

    carl
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    carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
                                                 clowenst@ucsd.edu