[Info-vax] Learning VMS application programming

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <121305eb-fe10-4a95-95bd-d1d0159c102b at googlegroups.com>,
	johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk writes:
> 
> 
> If it worked back then, it will likely still work today. Unlike some 
> other operating systems, VMS has an excellent track record in 
> maintaining application-level compatibility across the decades.
> 

Just out of curioisty, what OS that has been around for decades do you
you think hasn't maintained "an excellent track record in maintaining
application-level compatibility"?  I can guess, but woldn't agree with
you.  There really are very few OSes that have been around for decades.

bill

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