Information Technology Services

The University of Melbourne
Information Technology Services OpenVMS Service

Welcome to RUBENS, the I.T.S. OpenVMS service for The University of Melbourne.

RUBENS is now a Compaq AlphaServer ES80 7/1000 with 2 CPUs and 4 Gb of memory. It is a general purpose computer suitable for a wide range of uses and users - from basic use for access to email and the Internet, to high-performance numerical analysis. There is a LOT of software available and potentially available!

RUBENS is quite a powerful general purpose computer.

• A history of VMS at the University of Melbourne
• Rubens Hardware Specifications
• Software available on Rubens

• How to obtain an account on Rubens
• Help with using Rubens (including Online Manuals)
• Frequently asked questions from new users
• Information on the HTTP Server running on Rubens
• How to serve your own Web documents on Rubens
• Local freeware for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha

• WWW home pages on Rubens

Other useful information

• Digital Software available through the CSLG agreement
• Pointers to other OpenVMS sites on the internet
• Help on Perl

Created: 22-May-1996
Last modified: 23-Nov-2009
Authorised by: Jonathan Ridler
Access: Public
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