MCDONALD@UMKCVAX1.BITNET (10/12/86)
From DECUS, Digital announced Monday (but the word didn't really get around 'til Thursday) that they are changing the rules effective 1-Jan 1987. There a was a discussion session concerning the following points at noon Thursday and again Friday. Needless to say, they were QUITE WELL attended. Want to sell your hardware? Fine, but the license DOES NOT go with it! Want to upgrade to a more powerful processor? Maybe if it's a in-box (8600-8650) upgrade ... else you got to but a new license! Oh, if you want to transfer license from 1 machine to another of the same model (785-->785), that's ok ... but how many of us do that?! End result? Maybe a LOT more Berkley unix vaxes? Maybe a lot more less than totally ethical vax shops? Maybe a lot more non-vax vax shops! I really like my vaxes, but can I afford to maintain the affair? GaryM. BITNET contact UMKCVAXn (n=1,3) Univ. of Mo. at K.C. MCDONALD @ UMKCVAX1 . BITNET