[HECnet] VMS for Itanium

[Dave McGuire]

On 12/9/18 11:12 PM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
>>    I just got my hands on an rx2660, and I realized to my astonishment
>> that I do not have a copy of VMS for the Itanium architecture.  Can
>> anyone help me out?
>
> Hi Dave.  The easiest way is to sign up for the Hobbyist PAKS from HP
> and then ask for the HP FTP site credentials and you can download most
> of the stuff directly from HP.
> 
> Registration link <https://www.hpe.com/h41268/live/index_e.aspx?qid=24548>
> 
> You need an active DECUServe member number.  If some some reason you
> don't have one, go to https://eisner.decus.org/. and follow the
> instructions at the bottom of the page.  You'll get a member # that can
> be used on the Hobbyist Registration page.
> 
> 
> Even if you should already have Integrity PAKS it might be worth it to
> do this so you can download from HP. It's usually the most recent
> versions (at least for HP.  VSI has more recent ones now but no Hobbyist
> program yet).
> 
> 
> Failing that, let me know. I have an extensive collection of Integrity
> DVDs but only as late as 2008. I can rip them to images and put them on
> a USB stick.

  I'm familiar with that process, but didn't want to wait for it. ;)
Hence asking here.  My member number stopped working many years ago, and
since I generally just generate the PAKs that I need, I've never
bothered to look into why.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA