[Info-vax] Anyone interested in another public access system

[Bob Eager]

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:13:57 UTC, Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> 
wrote:

> Bob Koehler schrieb:
> > In article <grqqh7$ore$03$1 at news.t-online.com>, Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> > 
> >>if performance is an issue, on Unix I'd use mmap() services in such cases.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> >    Thanks you for making my point!  It seems that the lack of current
> >    emacs ports to systems like VMS is because someone decided to mmap()
> >    the files and do the record stuff themselves.  Shooting everyone
> >    else in the foot!
> > 
> 
> I don't see why this would make your point.
> mmap() (or equivalent) services should be available
> on all systems with native support for an MMU,
> which includes Unix, WNT and possibly also VMS.

Yes, easy enough in VMS; I've done it many times. RMS $OPEN with FOP=UFO
in the FAB. Then use $CRMPSC.
-- 
Bob Eager