[Info-vax] Tired of virus and worm issues!! Want to replace my PC with OVMS Workstation. (Needs)

[Rich Jordan]

On Apr 1, 7:04 pm, Len Whitwer <l... at psds.com> wrote:
> Is there a product or products that will run on OVMS "workstation like
> XP1000" that would
> allow me to dump my Microsoft XP PC and replace it with OVMS??  Don't
> even care
> if it is slower!!!  (Needs)
>
> o Webb browser.
> o E-mail Service "hopefully like outlook"
> o Word and Excel like package
> o Other Misc
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on this other than it's a stupid idea??

My primary home system until early this year was a PWS600au running
VMS V8.2, latest Mozilla, and DECwrite.  I had to sideline it because
of some family and work sites that required Flash, so now I have a Mac
G4 connected to the big monitor with a switcher, but don't use the PWS
too often any more.

The PWS600au has the large cache and 1 GB RAM.  It runs most things
fine but started to get a bit leisurely, and some websites would lock
up Mozilla like a brick (spinning at 100% CPU) for hours.

I'm cruising for a _cheap_ faster multi-slot Alpha (DS10 600, DS15,
DS25... no way I can run an itanic, as noisy as they are, in the space
I have) and will keep a VMS box on the desk as the home baseline
system (mail store, etc; I only use webmail from the Mac).  I've got
the SCSI cards, disks, and a nice video card ready when I find one.

However I don't need or want MS Office capability at home.  Anyone
outside of work who sends me one gets DECwrite attachments back, along
with a 'sorry I can't read that proprietary file format you sent' ;)