[Info-vax] VMS atop x86 *nix

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:40:33 -0600, Bob Koehler wrote:

> 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.

Ah, hadn't realised that. I avoid JDKs wherever possible.



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