[Info-vax] OT: Intel Demos 48-Core Prototype Chip

[Michael Kraemer]

Neil Rieck schrieb:

> If HP
> management has a passion for computing that is similar to IBM
> management, then they will already be porting OpenVMS to x86-64.
> QUESTION: Why would they do this? ANSWER: There is still value in
> selling OpenVMS-based software. By making sure OpenVMS software runs
> on the most popular CPU architecture in the world, HP will ensure
> future profitability. 

OS/2 ran on x86, (the remains still do), did it help?
BeOS was cool when it ran on its own PPC BeBoxes,
in which way did it help to port to x86?