[Info-vax] Current VMS engineering quality, was: Re: What's VMS up to these days?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 3/7/2012 3:26 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article<mOOdnYVwoIuqM8rSnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  writes:
>> {...snip...}
>> Hey!  It works for me.  Has for years!  Windows XP Service Pack 3.
>>
>> Am I supposed to replace it with the cryptic language used by Unix
>> and/or Linux?
>
> As opposed to no language in WEENDOZE.
>
>
>
>> No thanks!
>>
>> VMS is great but I can't afford it and the applications I need either
>> don't run under VMS or I can't afford them.
>>
>> Word or equivalent  (Word Perfect is or was available $$$$$$)
>
> OpenOffice/LibreOffice is available for Linux/Mac OS X and Apple Pages
> for Mac OS X.
>
>> I have a licensed copy for Windows
>> Lotus 1-2-3 or equivalent
>
> OpenOffice/LibreOffice is available for Linux&  Mac OS X and Apple Numbers
> for Mac OS X.
>
>> Family Tree Maker
>
> That's available on OS X.  There's probably free alternatives on Linux.
>
>
>> CardFile
>> TurboTax (Federal&  State Income Tax)
>
> Runs on OS X too.
>
>> Quicken (My checking account)
>
> Also runs on OS X.
>
>
>> Bridge Baron (Contract Bridge game)
>
> XContractBridge 16.00
>
>
>> Motorola Phone Tools  (Cell-Phone stuff)
>
> Dunno.  I wouldn't buy another Motorola phone since I was suckered into
> purchasing the Razor.  What a PoS that was!

Why do you say that?  I bought the Motorola RAZR V3m and have found it
satisfactory!

I don't try to surf the web with it!  The lack of a QWERTY keyboard 
makes entering text extremely awkward.  Do you want a "C"?  Hit the 
"2-ABC" key and then scroll over to get the "C"!

If I want to enter your name and phone number, I'll record it on paper
until I can plug the phone into my computer. I can receive text though
I very seldom get any.

Before I retired, my systems would send text to my phone if they needed
"professional help".

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