[Info-vax] VMS Desktop system

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> Dirk Munk
> Sent: 15-Sep-14 2:17 PM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] VMS Desktop system
> 
> David Froble wrote:
> > Dirk Munk wrote:
> >
> >> It would be much simpler to put a VM system on an x86 desktop, and
> run
> >> an instance of VMS on it, combined with an instance of Windows,
> Linux,
> >> or even MAC OS. Let those other operating systems do browsing,
> mailing
> >> etc.
> >
> > Aren't people doing that right now?  Just run SimH in a VM instance.
> 
> Yes of course, I'm running an Alpha emulation on my laptop. But this
> discussion was more about the future updated x86 version of VMS.

Hey - how about a Windows or Linux emulator running on OpenVMS?

Perhaps as one of the desktops in CDE?

:-)


Regards,

Kerry Main
Back to the Future IT Inc.
 .. Learning from the past to plan the future

Kerry dot main at backtothefutureit dot com