[Info-vax] OpenVMS at Intel

[Mike Rechtman]

On 02/08/10 16:15, BaxterD at tessco.com wrote:
> On Aug 2, 8:53 am, "Main, Kerry"<Kerry.M... at hp.com>  wrote:
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>>> On Behalf Of Bob Koehler
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>>> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] OpenVMS at Intel
>>
>>> 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
>> Voice: 613-797-4937
>> Fax: 613-591-4477
>> kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
>> (remove the DOT's and AT)
>>
>> OpenVMS - the secure, multi-site OS that simply works- Hide quoted text -
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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.
>
> .
At least some of the Intel fabs in Israel still use VMS to my certain knowledge. 
The company that cares for them is an offshoot of Intel, called (IIRC) Numonyx, 
but I don't know thw exact relationship with the parent company.

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