[Info-vax] ODS-5 data/file recovery

[David Froble]

Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
>> OpenVMS is not particularly packaged for, nor targeted at home users, 
>> nor home offices, nor small businesses.  OpenVMS aims much higher, and 
>> more specialized.
> 
> Whatever happened to "desktop to datacenter"?
> 

DEC didn't follow through in a reasonable manner.

Don't forget the perspective, "who would want a computer in their home?"

I'm sure the concept of a tablet or smart phone never occurred to some ....

Now, "desktop to data center" doesn't mean that all parts of that needed 
to use a VAX or Alpha CPU.  Seamless integration so that all the devices 
could talk to each other would be an adequate implementation.

For a "user", the hardware and OS really doesn't matter.  All that 
matters is that the device serves the user's needs.

For someone developing software for VMS, a VMS system is normally 
required, and anyway, who would want to develop software on a smart 
phone, or tablet, or even a notebook?  Certainly not me.  An LK type of 
keyboard is mandatory, at least for me.

One of my bitches is the widescreen monitors.  At any type of reasonable 
price 19 inch 4:3 is the largest I can find.

Phillip, I salute you for being stubborn enough to run a cluster in your 
home, and to continue using VMS.  But seriously,  VMS is not "best" at 
everything, and continuing to refuse to select the best tool for each 
job is just beating your head against a very strong wall ....

Web browser comes to mind ....

Enough rant for today ....