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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to Brian Schenkenberger   
   Re: VMWare ESXi emulator   
   06 Feb 25 14:50:56   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/6/2025 2:35 PM, Brian Schenkenberger wrote:   
   > On 2025-02-06 00:51:52 +0000, Chris Townley said:   
   >> On 06/02/2025 00:43, MG wrote:   
   >>> Op 6-feb-2025 om 00:53 schreef Brian Schenkenberger:   
   >>>> WHERE IN THE WORLD DO I GET THIS STUFF?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Google leads me around and around. I've created VMSware accounts,   
   >>>> Broadcom accounts, gawd only knows where account, etc. I still don't   
   >>>> have this software to download and run this VMS X86.   
   >>>   
   >>> Before the Broadcom acquisition the VMware website wasn't great   
   >>> either, in my experience, but at least I could find some things   
   >>> (also the case for the Spring developer certification courses)...   
   >>>   
   >>> On that note, it would be good if eventually VSI also provides   
   >>> support for other (Linux) virtualization hypervisors/solutions   
   >>> (like e.g. KVM).   
   >>   
   >> KVM is supported, as is Virtualbox   
   >   
   > Installed Virtualbox.   
   >   
   > In the "Virtual machine Name and Operating System" window I entered:   
   >   
   > Name: OpenVMS   
   > Folder: /home/vaxman/Virtualbox VMs   
   > ISO Image: /home/vaxman/OpenVMS/X860923OE.ISO   
   > Type: Other   
   > Version: Other/Unknown   
   >   
   > I get:   
   >   
   > OS type cannnot be determined from the selected ISO, the guest OS will   
   > need to be installed manually.   
   >   
   > Now, if only I could find manual installation instructions... :(   
      
   Have you read VSI OpenVMS x86-64 V9.2-3 Installation Guide   
   section 2.3?   
      
   Have you found:   
      https://raymii.org/s/blog/OpenVMS_9.2_for_x86_Getting_Started.html   
   ?   
      
   Arne   
      
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