[Info-vax] VMS port to x86
Jerry Eckert
jerry at virtual-vax-alpha.com
Mon Mar 26 11:32:11 EDT 2012
On Mar 25, 12:40 am, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
> je... at virtual-vax-alpha.com wrote:
> > systems with much less power consumption and heat generation. VAX/
> > Alpha virtualization won't be the right fit for everyone, of course,
>
> SimH causes one core of an x86 to run at 100% all the time to emulate
> the vax. A Mac Pro computer running at 100% consumes about as much
> power as a DS10L.
>
> If SimH could "capture" the idle loop and sleep the process instead,
> then power consumption might be down, but not that much.
The vtAlpha Eco-App (not to be confused with an ECO-App) does just
this. The Eco-App is presently available for OpenVMS; the web site
indicates a Tru64 version is under development.
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