[Info-vax] VMS atop x86 *nix

[Bob Koehler]

In article <8s85boFu2eU1 at mid.individual.net>, Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:52:25 -0800, Wendell wrote:
> 
>> I would like to set up OpenVMS+JDK on something I already have, which is
>> x86-64 machines and Unix/Linux. The emulators PersonalAlpha, FreeAXP,
>> and CHARON-AXP are Windows-only, so that seems to just leave ES40
>> Emulator.
>> 
>> Comments on ES40 indicate that it's pretty rough. Any idea how much of a
>> challenge to get it working right? Any other options?
> 
> SIMH. On FreeBSD, it's just pkg_add -r simh.

   SIMH emulates VAX, various PDP, others, but not Alpha nor IA64.  And 
   the JDK for VMS does not run on VAX, only Alpha or IA64.

   Unless you know of a working SIMH project to add either of these.