[Info-vax] Uptime for OpenVMS

MG marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl
Tue May 17 14:41:51 EDT 2011


On 17-5-2011 17:22, ChrisQ wrote:
> In fact, modern hardware is very reliable

Perhaps, but not in my experience so far.

I somehow doubt that the hardware I see nowadays will be running as
long (and as reliably) as VAXen.  In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if
some VAXen will even outlive some modern systems.


> Irrespective of os, Vms, Tru64, Linux or even windows xp, modern systems
> just keep going until you need to change something, or power fail...

Linux, I don't know; well, okay, it 'depends'.  But, are you serious
about Windows XP?

  - MG



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