[Info-vax] VMS atop x86 *nix

[Bob Koehler]

In article <8s86urFu2eU2 at mid.individual.net>, Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> 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...

   But he was clearly looking to run a JDK, so avaoiding VAX follows.