[Info-vax] Chinese Alpha?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <4fa34ae7$0$24664$c3e8da3$e408f015 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> The problem with VAX to Alpha transition isn't Alpha, but rather the
> fact that Digital not only failed to port all of its software portfolio,
> but also failed to provide a built-in software emulator or one time
> binary translator.

   We got VEST for free, and used it as a one time binary translator.
   Tuning the translation based on actual use was not a required step.
   Translators that don't provide that feature don't do better then
   VEST's first step.