[Info-vax] FreeAXP/Avanti 2.2.0.435 Released

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In article <4bbbbe24-265e-4bfe-9b04-1e7d54c911d9 at googlegroups.com>, Ian Miller <gxys at uk2.net> writes:
>On Friday, October 12, 2012 9:29:13 PM UTC+1, David Froble wrote:
>> Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> 
>> > On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 12:46 +0000, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> 
>> >>> Nice to see someone reads this stuff ;-)
>> 
>> >> It'd be even nicer if it could be run on an operating system. ;) 
>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> > Yeah, a proper operating system like Linux, unlike *that* toy operating
>> 
>> > system available from Redmond :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Even better if it would run on a very proper OS such as VMS ....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> :-)
>
>There were various products from Stromasys
>
>CHARON-VAX/3198 for OpenVMS Integrity
>CHARON-VAX 66x0 for OpenVMS/Alpha
>CHARON-VAX/AXP Plus for OpenVMS/Alpha
>
>see http://www.stromasys.ch/virtualization-solutions/retired-products/
>
>Apparently there was insufficient interest to continue to support them

Running OpenVMS VAX is (or was) not my goal.  I'd prefer to run a modern
version of OpenVMS on a hardware architecture that is (or was), at least,
viable in the 21st century.

I've downloaded and installed AlphaVM-free on an HP Envy running Ubuntu.
I still need to work out some of the issues for local network access to 
it to make it usable but it's functional.  FWIW, I've been extremely ill
in the recent weeks, so it was a REALLY PLEASANT SURPRISE to find that
AlphaVM-free installed, configured and ran without any undue pain!  I'm
presently experiencing more than enough pain. ;)  What a drag it is get-
ting old.

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