Information about the VMS operating system

Introduction:

This document contains information about VMS. The official name of VMS is currently OpenVMS. VMS is a product of HP (HP bougth Compaq after Compaq bougth Digital). VMS currently supports 3 hardware platforms: VAX, Alpha and Itanium. The variants are known as VMS VAX, VMS Alpha and VMS I64.

Available information:

• Where to find free VMS software
• VMS and Internet
• Forums for VMS discussions
• VMS FAQ
• VMS online documentation
• VMS books
• VMS hardware
• VMS history
• VMS graphics
• DCL tips
• DECUS information
• HP information
• Third party suppliers
• Anti UNIX/MS-Windows jokes
• GNU/FSF
• Other relevant stuff
• CGI scripts for the OSU HTTP-server

Other sources for VMS information:

• HP OpenVMS WWW-server
• Ask the OpenVMS Wizards
• OpenVMS.org portal
• Computing.Net forum
• DCL Dialogue/Kevin G. Barkes
• MPJZ's VMS resources on the Web
• VMS page @ Geocities
• Jeff Cameron's OpenVMS Pages
• OpenVMS WebRing
• INFO-VAX archive complete collection since 1990 via FTP from SRI
• INFO-VAX archive complete collection since 1996 via FTP from SAIC
• FreeVMS project

How to get started with VMS:

• VMS Hobbyist License
• Cheap VMS systems
• public account on VMS system
• public account on VMS system

Mirrors:

See mirror-list here.

Suggestions/reports:

Please email suggestions about new topics and error reports to Arne Vajhøj (arne@vajhoej.dk)

Trademarks:

VMS, OpenVMS, VAX, AXP, DECUS and Encompass are trademarks of HP.

Version:

This version of this document was released 1-JAN-2007.