[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

Michael Kraemer M.Kraemer at gsi.de
Sat Sep 12 18:26:25 EDT 2009


Bill Gunshannon schrieb:
> In article <h8dras$p7b$02$1 at news.t-online.com>,
> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> 
>>Paul Anderson schrieb:
>>
>>
>>>Unix is older than VMS but don't confuse me with the facts.  ;-)
>>
>>At worst the difference is a few years only
>>(and don't confuse Multics with Unix),
>>which is insignificant in hindsight of 30* years.
> 
> 
> Unix 1969

that's Multics, not Unix.

> VMS 1975
> 
> That's 6 years.  A lifetime in this industry.

But not in hindsight of 30+ years.
 From the point of view of a teeny called Windoze 3.x,
both are as old as the hills.




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