[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Judge Judy]

On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:42:32 GMT, Curtis Rempel
<curtis at no.spam.here.telus.net> wrote:

>Looks like another VMS casualty:
>
>http://blogs.computerworld.com/14637/linux_powers_worlds_fastest_stock_exchange

One reason VMS was so secure was it was so useless when it came to the
Internet.   Apache with Mod Perl is a nightmare.  It has a CGI module,
that just does not work and does not support threads.  Most Ftp
clients don't recognize VMS.   Even DOS was more powerful when it came
to the internet applications than VMS, and was easier to use.  Batch
files in DOS and shell scripts in Unix are easier to read and write
than scripts in VMS. 

Given the way the company has been passed around over the years, I am
surprised that HP has not pulled the plug on VMS.  IBM pulled the plug
on OSII, and it was a lot more reliable than Windows. (When a former
Ford Auto board member becomes the CEO of IBM, then don't expect
anything visionary to come from IBM). 

Good bye VMS!   Good riddance COBOL.