[Info-vax] OpenVMS Finally Comes to x86, x64

[Michael D. Ober]

"Neil Rieck" <n.rieck at sympatico.ca> wrote in message 
news:a079d5ba-af25-4af0-b985-9f5c7cac4d07 at 3g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 1, 11:00 pm, David J Dachtera <djesys... at spam.comcast.net>
wrote:
> Rich Jordan wrote:
>
> > On Mar 31, 11:03 pm, David J Dachtera <djesys... at spam.comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > > OpenVMS Finally Comes to x86, x64
>
> > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > April 1, 2009
>
> > > Hewlett Packard (HP) announced today the release of the much 
> > > anticipated
> > > and long awaited OpenVMS-x86 and OpenVMS-x64 for processors by both
> > > Intel and AMD.
>
> > > According to the press release, OpenVMS-x86 is the 32-bit version and
> > > offers full feature parity with what would have been OpenVMS-VAX V8.2,
> > > and also offers a unique floating point emulation library which allows
> > > VAX floating point formats to be fully supported by conversion to/from
> > > IEEE format at run-time. The release notes indicate that while there 
> > > is
> > > a significant performance penalty for this, it does allow both source
> > > code and data to be migrated from VAX to x86 without changes.
>
> > > The press release also stated that OpenVMS-x64, the 64-bit version 
> > > which
> > > can also run in 32-bit mode based on a boot flag passed to it from the
> > > console, has full feature parity with OpenVMS-I64. The release notes
> > > indicate, however, that in 32-bit mode many 64-bit RTL elements and 
> > > many
> > > system services either are not available or do not function as they
> > > would running 64-bits, and that the 32-bit mode is not functionally
> > > comparable to OpenVMS-x86.
>
> > > Several major ISVs responded in an overwhelmingly positive way and
> > > indicated their immediate plans to begin migrating their mid-tier 
> > > server
> > > software to OpenVMS-x86 to meet the demands of their respective 
> > > customer
> > > bases for secure, stable mid-tier application servers.
>
> > > When asked, HP shareholders unanimously applauded the release 
> > > indicating
> > > that offering the marketplace a secure, stable, feature-rich 
> > > alternative
> > > operating platform by finally making OpenVMS compatible with the most
> > > ubiquitous CPU architecture on the planet will go a long way toward
> > > recovering much of the value HP shares have lost during the economic
> > > downturn, and may help counter Kodak's "Stop overpaying for ink"
> > > marketing campaign for Kodak's newest consumer ink-jet printer 
> > > products
> > > which recently debuted on U.S. commercial network television during 
> > > such
> > > highly-rated programs as "Dancing With The Stars" on ABC.
>
> > > Calls to HP's press relations department seeking further comment were
> > > not immediately returned.
>
> > This shows up in Google as March 31st. That means we can hold David
> > to it, since it is clearly not an April Fools missive.
>
> Dated April 1, 2009 in the body?
>
> D.J.D.

If only this were true.

Mike Ober.