[Info-vax] OpenVMS at Intel

[BaxterD at tessco.com]

On Aug 2, 8:53 am, "Main, Kerry" <Kerry.M... at hp.com> wrote:
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> > On Behalf Of Bob Koehler
> > Sent: July-30-10 10:17 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [Info-vax] OpenVMS at Intel
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> > In article <1b5ad970-8289-4d62-9802-
> > 3a9c94373... at i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, FrankS
> > <sapie... at noesys.com> writes:
>
> > > Wow, I'm really confused.  I'm sure some folks here have said over and
> > > over again that Intel no longer uses OpenVMS.  Yet, here's another job
> > > listing from them ...
>
> >    I was just wandering around the HP site the other day, and I
> >    though I saw a link to Intel's FAB moving to Itanium.  As in
> >    still using VMS.
>
> >    Probably earlier rumers started when they stopped using VAXen.
>
> > _______________________________________________
>
> OpenVMS is used extensively at Intel and many other big name chip
> manufacturing companies. Not exclusively of course, but in many of the
> core mission critical areas you would expect.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kerry Main
> Senior Consultant
> HP Services Canada
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It has been some time since I worked at Intel (FAB 6), however given
how the WorkStream app controlled pretty much every aspect of the chip
manufacturing process, I am not really surprised to hear that they are
still using it (inertia is a very powerful thing, or maybe "if it isnt
broke, then dont fix it!!"), or that they are considering migrating to
Itanium.     This option is probably considerably less painful than
trying to move to a completely new application and control process.

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