[Info-vax] How about RdB for x86 VMS?

[JF Mezei]

On 14-09-03 13:11, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

> But as many has said lataly, mr Hoffman as late as today, VSI
> has only been "on the map" for a month, and I'm sure other
> (like Oracle) must have some time to think things over.

However, I would suspect that VSI would have made quiet inquiries with
the likes of Oracle and other important software vendors prior to making
the decision to invest and take the risks involved in their VMS
endeavour.   While they can't make those public, I suspect they have a
good feeling of whether the likes of Oracle will be open to such a port
or not.

> I see no reason to speculate at all before the coming Rdb
> technical forums, the first is in the US 2-3 Oct. I will
> probably attend the forum in Stockholm the 10-11 Nov.

I would suspect that the Oracle folks will have to expect questions on
their intentions with regards to VMS on the 8086. They may use this
opportunity to gauge demand, in which case "we are currently evaluating
the project" would be the standard answer, or perhaps something more
positive such as "we are happy to see VMS being ported to a viable
platform and will certainly consider the market potential to port our
products to it" type of answer. (aka: we want to, but have to wait some
more before making commitment).

However, if VSI manages to get Oracle to make a big commitment now, it
would be a huge show of confidence and a big boost to VSI and VMS.