[Info-vax] VMS port to x86

[JF Mezei]

Was thinking about the Oracle allegations against HP.

HP did have plans to port HP-UX to x86 and started the work.
And I have been told that porting of VMS to x86 had also been started.

Neither of which would have been official projects since they couldn't
appear in any books since HP wanted very much to hide the fact that
IA64'S EOL was aready planned.


At some point, HP decided to not port to x86.

Then, VMS experienced engineering team is fired and replaced by newbie
programmers given 2 weeks of training.

Looks to me that once HP decided to end of line its proprietary OS at
same time as IA64, there was no point in keeping the experienced
engineering teams since they wouldn't be needed for the port.

I fear it may be too late to save VMS.