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

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> David Froble skrev den 2015-03-20 15:30:
>> Richard Maher wrote:
>>> On 3/20/2015 12:31 PM, David Froble wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Software doesn't wear out.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Bit-Rot is very much a reality :-(
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps an example of such?
>>
>> I have yet to see any software that after some time doesn't do what it 
>> had
>> previously done.
> 
> I have seen software that after some time doesn't do what is needed to
> be done (now).
> 
> 
> 

And just what does that have to do with my statement?

I never claimed software could evolve.  That's why we have programmers.

If I have the piece of code:

Print "Hi there"

It will print "Hi there" today, tomorrow, and a million years from now.

Assuming there is HW to run the code ....