[Info-vax] A possible platform for VMS?

[Paul Sture]

On 2015-03-01, Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> wrote:
> On 2/28/15 3:24 PM, David Froble wrote:
>
>> NO BROWSER FOR VMS !!!!
>>
>> Sorry Philip ...
>
> Does anyone actually read the roadmap? "Secure Web Browser" is on the
> list of additions for Q4 2014 a few lines down from "Java 1.8". I guess
> it could be the same old version of Seamonkey that's been kicking around
> for years, but then why would it be considered an addition and be
> omitted from the OE DVD planned for release earlier in Q2 2015?

As long as the browser comes as an optional installation both camps
should be happy.

I note that OpenVMS Management Station also makes an appearance in that
list.  I'm pretty sure I saw that somewhere quite recently as being
demoted to retired status.  In its initial incarnation I rated it as
about as useful as a chocolate fireguard.  In particular the server
backend which managed the disks would seemingly randomly grab disk
controllers in a fashion that denied access to the controller console
serial port.

OVMS Management Station might have been fine for someone with half a
dozen users and a similar number of disks but it fell way short of the
mark for servers with dozens of disks and hundreds of users.

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