[Info-vax] web browsers for VMS on ALPHA

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 20-02-2011 15:06, Michael Kraemer wrote:
> 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*.

But that is the hobbyist way of thinking.

The business way is about browsing the web preferable
the *cheapest* way.

And the business buys systems from HP. Hobbyists buy them
used at EBay.

Arne