There is a wealth of OpenVMS resources available on the web. Here are a few of the locations that I've found that are helpful to both experienced and new OpenVMS users. Oh, and there's some VMS humour thrown in for good measure :-)
Process Software OpenVMS resources
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Process Software's OpenVMS resource page, compiled and maintained by Hunter Goatley, a name that should be familiar to all OpenVMS users. This is where the WKU fileserve went.
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OpenVMS Hobbyist
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OpenVMS Hobbyist Site where hobbyists may register for free licenses and order the Alpha or VAX OpenVMS hobbyist kit. You must be a member of a participating user group.
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Process Software OpenVMS Hobbyist Program
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Where and how to get MultiNet and TCPWare hobbyist licenses for OpenVMS. |
Raxco Software OpenVMS Hobbyist Page
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Where and how to get a hobbyist license for Raxco's PerfectDisk disk defragmenter for OpenVMS. Good luck though. After numerous attempts, I've never gotten any response from them.
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OpenVMS.org |
A website for System Administrators, developers, and enterprise managers, offering recent industry news, events, links, etc. related to HP's OpenVMS operating system running on the Alpha platform.
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OpenVMS: VAX-Alpha-IA64
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Neil Rieck's site has just about a little of everything regarding OpenVMS including links to nostalgic sites about Digital Equipment and the history of VMS. |
DJE Systems OpenVMS CD-ROM Page
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Information on creating and burning OpenVMS CD-ROM images.
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dec-cdrom-list.txt
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Unofficial and incomplete list of third party CD-ROM's that work with VAX and Alpha systems. Dated, but still a good source of information to find out if your CD-ROM drive will work.
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OpenVMS Freeware
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Separate and zipped saveset of the OpenVMS freeware collection.
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Arne Vajhøj's OpenVMS Info
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Arne Vajhøj's page contains links to other sources of OpenVMS info.
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OPCOM's VMS Hobbyist Zone
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Pat Jankowiak (a.k.a. OPCOM), hobbyist site.
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OpenVMS FAQ
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OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions, hosted by HP/COMPAQ.
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OpenVMS Technical Journal
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OpenVMS systems technical journal electronic publication, from HP/COMPAQ.
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OpenVMS™ systems
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HP/Compaq's OpenVMS home page.
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The OpenVMS® Operating System
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Phil Ottewell 's OpenVMS page. A good source of OpenVMS info containing a short history of VAX and Alpha, software porting information, a VMS tutorial, and a list of other VMS web links.
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OpenVMS Systems OpenVMS documentation
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HP OpenVMS documentation
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OpenVMS V7.3-1 Documentation
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Direct link to V7.3-1 documentation. Some is available in PDF format.
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Process Software MultiNet V4.4 Documentation
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Documentation of Process Software's implementation of the TCP/IP stack under OpenVMS
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OpenVMS Message Board
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Hunter Goatley's OpenVMS message board.
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OpenVMS Systems Ask The Wizard
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Ask the OpenVMS Wizard a question. You won't necessarily get an answer though!
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OpenVMS software patches
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The latest patches to OpenVMS.
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The VAXorcist |
Humour: The ultimate VAX horror story |
VAXen War Story |
VAXen, my children, just don't belong some places. |