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

[David Froble]

Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 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.

Don't know why anyone is worrying about dates.  IA-64 will be around 
more than long enough.  VMS on x86 (if all goes well) will be available 
long before it becomes a critical issue.