[Info-vax] VMS Software Inc. OpenVMS 8.4-1H1 Boots on i4 System

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <mailman.0.1426597307.2736.info-vax_info-vax.com at info-vax.com>,
	Kerry Main <kerry.main at backtothefutureit.com> writes:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
>> VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG
>> Sent: 17-Mar-15 7:30 AM
>> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
>> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] VMS Software Inc. OpenVMS 8.4-1H1 Boots
>> on i4 System
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>> In article <2eb3bc69-e2d7-4fc9-b997-
>> 972d053778fe at googlegroups.com>, Bob Gezelter <gezelter at rlgsc.com>
>> writes:
>> >On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:43:29 AM UTC-4, VAXman- wrote:
>> >> In article <140b370d-93af-474d-8e6d-
>> 15e277ecd700 at googlegroups.com>, Bob Gezelter
>> <gezelter at rlgsc.com> writes:
>> >> >On Friday, March 13, 2014, the Engineering Team at VMS Software
>> booted a built from scratch OpenVMS 8.4-1H1 DVD on an i4 system.
>> >>
>> >> Were you there?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker
>> VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG
>> >>
>> >> I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.
>> >
>> >Brian,
>> >
>> >I was echoing the information received from Skonetski the Elder on
>> LinkedIn. I noticed it had not been put on comp.os.vms.
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>> I was wondering where you'd garnered that info.  IMHO, it should have
>> been
>> posted to comp.os.vms and also to the VMS-SIG list.  The new-fangled
>> social
>> media mechanisms might be fine for others but I find them way too busy
>> with
>> way too much noise to sift through to find anything of real interest.  Bo=
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>> comp.os.vms and the VMS-SIG list have a long history of VMS-focused
>> banter,
>> and either would be the first place I'd expect news about VMS to appear.
>> I
>> realize that there's some expectation that social media can somehow
>> garner
>> new VMS advocates, but dissing or ignoring the base/faithful isn't sage.
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> 
> The right answer is NOT comp.os.vms vs. new media, but rather ALL=20
> of the various media.

Actually, and i am sure people won;t agree, but that is what you got.
Bob posted to c.o.v.  And that saved someone with more important things
to do the time and effort.  So what exactly is the problem?

> 
> Reminds me of when we started to switch from notesfiles in HP.
> 
> Suggesting anything other than notesfiles was always followed up=20
> with many protective viewpoints like web conferencing is for kids,
> not real conferencing.
> 
> Heck, imho, notesfiles are still the best conferencing media. How I=20
> miss the "next unseen" command !!
> 
> (next unseen allowed one to enter a conference and only see the=20
> notes you have not read yet)

You mean like USENET using anything other than Google?  :-)

bill


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