[Info-vax] Out with Hurd, in with OpenVMS

[Bob Koehler]

In article <df1d7ded-7e3f-4b1c-82cf-f4ca034ea5ab at l14g2000yql.googlegroups.com>, DaveG <david.gudewicz at abbott.com> writes:
> 
> I believe we were told Alpha would be the processor for the next 25
> years when it was introduced.  It didn't make it.

   I recall 15.  And it just about made that.  At the time our dear
   VAXen were a bit over 15 and DEC was still suprized that there
   remained a market for PDP-11 much longer than 15 years, even after
   having designed VAX with a lot of compatability in mind.