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

[Craig A. Berry]

On 9/4/14, 12:03 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 14-09-04 10:09, Stephen Hoffman wrote:

>> maps and support statements, but most end-users will want to see and
>> feel and touch the release and the hardware (circa 2018) before you
>
> I though x86 was to be circa 2016 ? (which would mean developpers would
> start porting mid to late 2015 based on early incomplete beta releases).

For goodness sake listen to the conference call (the roadmap doesn't
even have years assigned to anything). The goal is a 24-month porting
effort starting in about 6 months. So if all goes according to plan
(which it almost never does), the port would likely be complete in Q1
2017, but so far (understandably) there are not a lot of specifics about
whether that's first boot, first beta, or production-quality release. I
suspect somewhere towards the earlier end of that, so Hoff's estimate of
shipping systems in 2018 sounds about right.