Curtis writes:

>Okay, here's a hypothetical question, and please forgive me if it's been
>covered before.
>
>Let's say some company is getting rid of an HP3000, and decides, out of
>the kindness of their hearts, to just give it to you.  (I said it was
>"hypothetical" didn't I?  ;)

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>So, with NO HP support, and NO HP products, you still want to run an
>HP-blessed and otherwise legitimate "stock" MPE/iX system, but you don't
>know what you would have to pay for.  A Right-to-Use License?  A
>Right-to-Copy license?  Nothing?  (Hey, we're still talking
>"hypothetical" here.)
>
>So what exactly would you need to pay for?

The electricity to power it.

Some other vendors (most notable=ibm) do have monthly licensing
fees for the o/s. HP does not.

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