[Info-vax] Running OpenVMS native on x86 . . .

[Michael Moroney]

glen herrmannsfeldt <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:

>Story was that as DEC was getting ready to release VAX, they
>published a calendar with the dates in hex.  

Reminds me of an old, old joke that would be lost on modern programmers.
Maybe someone here hasn't heard it.


Q: Why do PDP-11 programmers always get Halloween and Christmas confused?

A: Because 31 OCT is the same as 25 DEC.