[Info-vax] BASIC compiler in the hobbyist distribution

[seasoned_geek]

On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 10:10:05 AM UTC-5, li... at openmailbox.org wrote:

> I see this strictly as a way to let Itanium die without taking VMS with it.
> An Intel port will stop the bleeding but prolong the agony. I doubt they
> will get significant new business for the many reasons we have already
> discussed. It will probably allow VMS shops to keep limping along with
> existing apps when Itanic goes away. Depending how much it costs to do the
> port and how the money is getting funneled around it may make sense for
> certain groups.

It will be exactly the same as giving 5lbs of chocolate to a small dog.

Most here have lost sight of what the VMS market really is.