[Info-vax] 1 year.

[already5chosen at yahoo.com]

On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6:11:55 PM UTC+3, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2015-08-07 14:23:35 +0000, already5chosen at yahoo.com said:
> 
> > Something similar to IA-32 Execution Layer would be an ideal solution 
> > for your case.
> 
> Until somebody sorts out the revenues and particularly the profits, 
> discussions of developing new technologies -- particularly given 
> DECmigrate has been around for many years -- or plans to port to a 
> platform that does not yet exist... seems moot.
> 

I meant Itanium host, not x86. So, platform exists.

> Building a justification is no small effort, and this particular effort 
> will be difficult for those seeking to keep OpenVMS around given 
> there's what is perceived by management as a more competitive 
> application already available internally.
> 
> Yes, VSI has already stated they'll be providing translation akin to 
> DECmigrate.  But translation seems quite unlikely to sway management 
> perceptions here, in isolation.
> 
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