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

[David Froble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:

> I know how you feel.  This past week I put about 5 bookshelf feet of
> Windows Manuals in the recycle bin.  Somehow, I don't think NT, 2000,
> 98 or even XP are coming back.
> 
> And today Iearned Server 2003 is EOS in July.  Not surprising as I have
> already noticed some of the stuff they are doing to force the issue.
> I guess they learned their lesson with XP.  If you don;t force people
> off it, they will stay.

I've been heard to mutter "just because it's old doesn't mean it won't 
continue to do what it's always done".

Software doesn't wear out.

HW does, and when old software cannot use new HW, that can be an issue.

I guess that's why I see some value in emulators and VM stuff, even if I 
haven't done anything with any of that yet.

The boss has been talking to David Turner lately.  I created a monster. 
  Now he's asking me if we wouldn't want to consider Alpha emulators 
instead of itanics.  I of course don't have a clue.