[Info-vax] VMS atop x86 *nix

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:27:06 -0600, Bob Koehler wrote:

> 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.

True. But although the OP mentioned Alpha emulators, he didn't say that 
he was avoiding VAX. Yes, I know it won't be a *new* VMS...



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