[Info-vax] VMS atop x86 *nix

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In article <8s8868Fu2eU3 at mid.individual.net>, Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
>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.

ROTFLMFAO!  ... but only because I couldn't agree more!

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