[Info-vax] : Re: tcpip

[Norm Raphael]

---- Art Wiens <awiens at canwest.com> wrote: 
> Michael Kraemer wrote on Wed, 03 November 2010 03:56
> > All that shows how much DEC must have despised their customers. No need to blame marketing for their demise,
> > the product speaks for itself.
> 
> 
> The tale of TCPIP within VMS would be a good "story" to hear.  How did such an important / integral piece of software never really get "good"? You want to believe that engineers were trying their best, but man, what a pile of poop! After the first 3 or 4 major versions, why didn't they cut their losses and just buy TGV or license their product or form a partnership or do something other than what they did with their own product?!
> 
> Cheers,
> Art

IIRC DEC did contract TCPWare (Process Software) to renew large pieces of TCPIP Services for OpenVMS albeit mayhap after your time frame for carping.
--
Norman F. Raphael
"Everything worthwhile eventually 
degenerates into real work." -Murphy


> -- 
> "Cheer up ... things could get worse"
> So he did ... and they did!