[Info-vax] Happy new Year !

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 09-01-2010 13:22, JF Mezei wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> "A stern chase is a long chase!"  Especially so when you are 999 million
>> systems behind!
>
> VMS used to be ahead in terms of office automation desktops. And used to
> be way ahead in number of networked computers/users.

That is a very long time ago.

> Remember that if VMS were able to capture 1% of the market today, it
> would represent incredible growth for VMS. And such growth would give
> VMS some much needed energy to continue to grow.

But rather unrealistic.

> IA64 on the desktop was officially abandonned in early 2004 at roughly
> the same time that Intel capitulated to market pressures and agreed to
> produce what the market wanted: a 64 bit 8086.

I think the key term is officially. Unofficially the real decision
happen when it was decided to use only for high end stuff.

Arne