Email I received after filling in a form at http://www.altera.com/html/univ/student_edition/student-install.html and clicking the link "Setting Up Licensing." After adding the file license.dat, select "License Setup" under the "Options" menu in the Altera Max+Plus II Manager program.
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From: university@altera.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:52:20 -0800 (PST)
To: john.copeland@ece.gatech.edu
Subject: Your MAX+PLUS II Version 9.23 Student Edition License

Hi John,

Thank you for using the MAX+PLUS II Version 9.23 Student Edition Software.

Hard disk serial number: 3C1414FA  (To find this number, open a DOS command window on your PC and type "dir /p").

To enable your software, you must create a license.dat file as instructed in this e-mail. Your license file is provided below.

YOUR LICENSE FILE (You must get your own for a specific harddisk))

FEATURE maxplus2web alterad 2004.01 permanent uncounted F788D17A0D53 \
HOSTID=DISK_SERIAL_NUM=3c1414fa
FEATURE maxplus2vhdl alterad 2004.01 permanent uncounted 4DEFAD756EEC \
HOSTID=DISK_SERIAL_NUM=3c1414fa
FEATURE maxplus2verilog alterad 2004.01 permanent uncounted \
4AE1E41E15EA HOSTID=DISK_SERIAL_NUM=3c1414fa

INSTALLING YOUR LICENSE

Your license.dat file is attached to this e-mail as a text file. Altera recommends that you save the file into the c:\mp2student directory for PCs (create this directory if it does not exist).

Refer to the MAX+PLUS II read.me file to set up MAX+PLUS II licensing.

If you are unable to receive e-mail attachments, follow the instructions below to create your license.dat file:

1. Create a text file named license.dat using a text editor. Some editors may save an additional extension when you save the file (e.g., Microsoft Word may add the extension .doc). You should verify the filename at a DOS or command prompt to make sure that is correct.

2. Highlight or select the FEATURE lines and then type (CTRL+C) to copy the licensing information, which is specific to your system, and paste it into your license.dat file. You can view a sample license.dat file at http://www.altera.com/gif.lib/tools/9_23student_license_dat.gif.

3. Create a directory in which to store your license.dat file. Altera recommends you create the directory c:\mp2student for PCs. Save the license.dat file to your c:\mp2student directory.

Refer to the MAX+PLUS II Student Edition read.me file to set up MAX+PLUS II licensing.

For the latest information on the Altera University Program, check Altera's web site at http://www.altera.com/html/univ/univ.html

For technical questions, refer to the following URLs:

Altera Technical Support (Atlas)
http://www.altera.com/html/atlas/atlas.html

University Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
http:univ-faq.html

University Program Design Laboratory Package User Guide
http://www.altera.com/document/univ/univ.pdf

University Program Design Laboratory Package User Guide Supplement
http://www.altera.com/document/univ/upds_ugs.pdf

For information on the MAX+PLUS II Student Edition software, use the MAX+PLUS II Getting Started Manual version 8.1:
http://www.altera.com/document/manual/81_gs.pdf (5.4 MB)

This manual is also available in 4 parts:
http://www.altera.com/document/manual/81_gs1.pdf
http://www.altera.com/document/manual/81_gs2.pdf
http://www.altera.com/document/manual/81_gs3.pdf
http://www.altera.com/document/manual/81_gs4.pdf