[Info-vax] A few notes from VMS TUD days i Stockholm today.

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

JF Mezei wrote:
> John Reagan wrote:
> 
>> Yes there are proto systems for testing.  They are probably using all sorts 
>> of prototype parts that aren't the final rev level (including the chip 
>> itself).  There has been a history of last minute firmware changes that have 
>> required changes to OpenVMS. 
> 
> Thanks. I wasn't aware that chips would really change to a point where
> the OS needs to be adapted this late in the game. I guess my definition
> of "this late in the game" is wrong since for chip manufacturer, I guess
> that would be the night before the first shipments :-)

As I understood it (there was an Intel guy at the TUD today) the
processor is more or less frozen today and is currently undergoing
regression testing. Now, I guess that the Tukwila support will not
be available in VMS before there are actual servers available to
custumer to run it (VMS) on.

Today was the last points in the TUD.

Compilers and other dev.tools.
- List of current and next version for each compiler.
- Current and next version of DECset.

Storage, backup and management.
- A lot of products and product numbers flew by... :-)
- Continued dev of ABS and other storage products.

Oracle and Oracle Rdb.
- Not much "new".
- Continued support of both databases.
- Oracle has reorganized to better support VMS.
   One group responsible for both databases.
   Current focus is the VMS release of Oracle 11g R2.

Intel/Itanium.
- Short summary of the current Itanium bussines.
   "Healthy and growing" was the message...