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

[Keith Parris]

On 9/5/2014 3:40 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2014-09-05 21:32:36 +0000, Keith Parris said:
>> Anyone have a pointer to a recording of that webcast?
> <https://connect-community.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/2014_OpenVMS_Bootcamp/7-31-14_OpenVMS_SIG_Meeting_.mp3>

At 12:29 Eddie Orcutt says: "And if HP comes out with a Kittson
version, a follow-on to Poulson, then we will also support that with a
version of VMS for that, in addition to supporting new I/O options for
that platform, too. And then we are looking at going to the x86 server."

Given that Kittson is now to be plug-compatible with Poulson rather than 
Xeon and manufactured in the same (proven) 32-nm process as Poulson 
(http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/itanium/itanium-kittson-update.html), 
it seems unlikely there will be much difficulty or delay in supporting 
servers based on that processor before moving on to the x86 port.

"Intel's most recent Itanium chip, code-named Poulson, was released in 
late 2012. The company's next chip, code-named Kittson, is due for 
release in 2015." -- InfoWorld, Feb. 20, 2014