VMS Software, Inc. has made available a community installation package for hobbyists who want to try out the OpenVMS operating system on their x86 computers.
This video is a step-by-step demonstration of how to install OpenVMS on Windows 11 Pro in an Oracle Virtual Box.
Below are some helpful links.
Raymii.org (for Virtual Box configuration): https://raymii.org/s/blog/OpenVMS_9.2_for_x86_Getting_Started.html
VMS Software, Inc. license agreement: https://vmssoftware.com/community/community-license/agreement/
Virtual Box: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
PuTTY (because I couldn’t get Windows Telnet to work): https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
Setting Passwords with PuTTY: https://forum.vmssoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=8602
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