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

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On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:21:17 +0100
Paul Sture via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> On 2015-03-17, Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
> > Bob Gezelter skrev den 2015-03-16 15:04:
> >> 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.
> >
> > Note that plain 8.4 also booted on i4 systems many years ago.
> > What does 1H1 add apart from testing and qualifying?
> > New drivers for som new on-board hardware?
> 
> The important thing is that VSI *built it from scratch*, which implies
> that they have got all the bits necessary for a complete build.
> 
> Latest sources, build procedures and other bits and pieces can go
> missing in a transfer of ownership,  I've seen it happen.

Ditto. Even getting a big product to build can be non-trivial and how much
more so during a turnover.

This is a major milestone. Congratulations to all involved.

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