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

[Rich Jordan]

On Apr 2, 7:15 pm, LenW <l... at psds.com> wrote:
> On Apr 2, 10:18 am, Rich Jordan <jor... at ccs4vms.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 1, 7:04 pm, Len Whitwer <l... at psds.com> wrote:
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> > > 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' ;)
>
> Hi Rick:
>
> I have a DS10 617MHZ machine here that I would sell for $900 if
> interested.
> Let me know what you want on it? Memory, Disk andc etc!!!! (Still
> hoping
> to come up with VMS/XP solution!!!)
>
> -Len Whitwer
> Puget Sound Data Systems, Inc.
> 19501 144th Ave. NE Suite D-100
> Woodinville, WA  98072
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Len,
     that may be relatively cheap but its not hobbyist cheap, thanks
anyway.

Rich