[Info-vax] web browsers for VMS on ALPHA

[Michael Kraemer]

Richard B. Gilbert schrieb:
> On 2/20/2011 4:15 AM, Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOeGER wrote:
> 
>> In 
>> article<ed14e8a8-e2d1-49ff-88b1-b884218c76d7 at l22g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, 
>> Wendell<wendellxe at yahoo.com>  writes:
>>
>>> On Feb 18, 4:39=A0pm, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
>>> undress to reply) wrote:
>>>
>>>>   I want to
>>>> get a somewhat more modern web browser to run on VMS on ALPHA.
>>>
>>>
>>> I was wondering why the HP Firefox Web Browser V2.0-18 isn't available
>>> for Alpha. Is there a lot more than a recompile involved?
>>>
>>> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/ips/firefox/index.html
>>
>>
>> HP isn't interested in having browsers on VMS.
>> Firefox was a one time port for a large customer.
>> It isn't kept current (even on Itanic) - unless someone pays again.
>>
>> Sigh
>> And another Sigh for HPQ talking (for years now) over this old/single 
>> port
>>
> 
> There are MUCH cheaper ways to browse the web.  I suspect that you could 
> buy a thousand PCs with Windows (browser included) for what an 
> up-to-date browser for VMS would cost.

I wonder when some people will finally get it:
it's not about browsing the web the *cheapest* way,
it's about browsing the web with *VMS*.