[Info-vax] Basic Questions

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article <0a10fc19-f772-40cc-a40e-8c732b5ad404 at i18g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, Julian R A Manning <julian.r.a.manning at gmail.com> writes:
>> Hello
>>
>> I have the following basic questions about VMS:
>>
>> Type of OS? For example is it single/multi-user, multitasking etc?
> 
>    Multi-user general purpose operating system with both timesharing and
>    real-time features, good for server and desktop applications, fully
>    scaleable from desktop to mainframe, extreemely secure.  Has single
>    system uptimes of up to 14 years, and share-everything cluster uptimes
>    (and application availability) of up to 17 years.  Thats no crashes,
>    no reboots, ... for 14 to 17 years.
> 
>> General Features? For example firewall, GUI?
> 
>    Multiple GUIs have been supported, currently X11 windows with CDE
>    as the "prefered" desktop.
> 
>> Minimum Hardware Requirements?
> 
>    A VAX 11/725?  Seriously, it runs on VAX, Alpha, or Itanium platforms
>    and the specifics for each version can be found in the SPDs, which can
>    be found from the FAQ.
>  
>> File Systems supported?
> 
>    Yes.
> 
>    Oh, ODS-1 (only on VAX), ODS-2, ODS-3 (ISO CD), ODS-4 (High Sierra CD), 
>    and ODS-5 (only partially supported on VAX).  NFS and applications
>    which transfer to/from FAT are available.
> 
>> Applications?
> 
>    Thousands.  Please see the vendor's publications.
> 

Since you have put that much effort into answering, you
could just as well get it all right also. :-)

 > good for [...] and desktop applications...

Why not also mention that there aren't any destop apps
(that anyone in his right mind would like to use today).
Not that they are particular missed, but anyway... :-)