[Info-vax] Reimplementing VMS, was: Re: HP adds OpenVMS Mature Product Support beyond the end of Standard Support

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2014-02-03 09:22, David Froble wrote:
> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2014-02-02 19:34, JF Mezei wrote:
>>> On 14-02-02 18:08, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>> The problem is when people start thinking that DEC/Compaq/HP wrote some
>>>> code to actually get VMS running in x86. Which does not exist.
>>>> Studies are a different thing than code.
>>>
>>> "writing" code. No. But test compiling with the 8086 compilers yes. They
>>> would need to evaluate differences in code generated and syntax
>>> translation to know how much code syntax/structures might have to be
>>> changed.  (and look into compiler/linker issues for off platform
>>> building, if any.)
>>
>> You know. Of all the things you have written, this was probably among
>> the silliest things so far. What 8086 compilers?
>>
>>     Johnny
>>
>
> No, you are wrong.  The silliest thing was his recent claim that Intel
> should in any way be responsible for paying for any OS ports to x86.

I stand corrected.

	Johnny