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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

lists at openmailbox.org skrev den 2015-03-20 12:45:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:36:23 -0400
> David Froble via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:
>
>> lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:53:52 -0400
>>> "Robert A. Brooks via Info-vax" <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/18/2015 3:46 PM, David Froble wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The only question I'd ask, solely out of curiosity, is where are the
>>>>> VAX/VMS V7.3 sources and build procedures?  I've seen too many things
>>>>> end up in dumpsters.  Sad.
>>>> We have the VAX sources, including the V.next builds.  I don't think
>>>> there was much change from V7.3, however, so don't get too excited.
>>>> We do not have a VAX here (yeah, we could get an emulator, but it's
>>>> not something that's needed now).
>>>>
>>>> I don't think there will be much interest by anyone at VSI in playing
>>>> around with anything related to the VAX in the near- or mid-term, as
>>>> we have enough stuff on our collective plates.
>>>
>>> Ok, so you'll be open sourcing 7.3? :-)
>>>
>>
>> The way I understand the agreement between VSI and HP, the product(s)
>> are not the property of VSI and they cannot do as you suggest.
>>
>> Don't know what VAX/VMS is good for,...

Nothing, if you are not *forced* to used it.

>> unless you got a VAX or are running an emulator.
>
> simh is the cat's meow. Unlike most of the other emulators it's apparently
> written very portably and runs on most (all?) UNIX-like OS without
> prejudice. Seems to run VMS great. And it's a good way to learn VAX...

And why would anyone (professionaly) want to "learn VAX" *today* ??

What some hobbyists or computer museums does, can of course have no
bearing on VSI's real business decisions.