[Info-vax] Dave Cutler, Prism, DEC, Microsoft, etc.

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <00A942AD.BEF180FC at sendspamhere.org>,
	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
> In article <7ljgvjF3e5hd8U2 at mid.individual.net>, Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
>>On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:24 +0000, VAXman- wrote:
>>
>>> In article <iNqdnfhzKIfVi2nXnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B.
>>> Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>>>>Neil Rieck wrote:
>>>>> Since any idiot can put up a web page these days, you know it all
>>>>> can't be true. So imagine my surprise when I bumped into this:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://radsoft.net/rants/20040831,00.shtml
>>>>> 
>>>>> <quote>Dave always wanted to rewrite VMS in C. He hated Unix but loved
>>>>> C. As soon as he'd finished VMS he suggested the rewrite. He was
>>>>> turned down flat. Several years later he found himself in Seattle and
>>>>> essentially was doing the rewrite in C when word came DEC were tired
>>>>> of him.</quote>
>>>>> 
>>>>> This article contains lots of other (possibly) questionable facts, but
>>>>> think about the statement above "rewrite VMS in C". If this had
>>>>> happened, we would have VMS or OpenVMS on any platform including
>>>>> x86-64
>>>>> 
>>>>> NSR
>>>>
>>>>Not ANY platform!  There are architectural requirements; things like
>>>>number and sizes of registers, processor modes, etc.
>>>>
>>>>Many years ago, somebody wrote PCVMS.  I bought a copy.  It had a DCL
>>>>like command language, and VMS-like system services.  It was NOT VMS.
>>> 
>>> Wendin Associate.  I had a copy too when I was working at Lakehurst
>>> NAEC.  It was considered a toy and little more.
>>
>>It's wasn't a serious attempt. The real product was a small OS kernel, 
>>with multiple 'personalities' laid on top. There was a PC-UNIX which was 
>>equally unlike UNIX.
>>
>>I have disks and manuals for PC-VMS somewhere...
> 
> I have the disks (or images of) but no manuals.  Can you scan them and
> make them available?  I'll put them on-line with the disk images if you
> would.

Or send them to bitsavers.  I am sure Dave would be glad to hos them.

bill
 

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