[Info-vax] SBB's

[David Froble]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Stephen Hoffman schrieb:
> 
>> Careful there Jan-Erik, you might just join me as the newest member of 
>> the Club of the Not Nice (Anymore).  Yes, there are far better 
>> operating system choices for SOHO uses and for multimedia and as file 
>> servers, but Phillip has been quite clear and entirely indefatigable 
>> with his desire to apply OpenVMS for SOHO use.  
> 
> So we now have learned that we shouldn't use VMS for reading
> mail and browsing the web, now we shouldn't use it for data storage,
> and very recently even downtime has become an option.
> This leaves exactly which use for VMS?
> 

The prime use of VMS, applications.  Applications that can not be easily 
ported elsewhere, and are doing the same fine job now as they did in the 
past.

I'm not concurring with the statement about data storage, though it 
really depends upon what data.

Downtime is NOT an option.  If it may be for you does not mean it is for 
me.  Or my customers.