[Info-vax] BASIC compiler in the hobbyist distribution

[seasoned_geek]

On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 1:50:52 PM UTC-5, Bill Gunshannon wrote:

> That was my point.  Is Solaris even relevant in today's IT world?
> If I were VSI I would not waste time trying to determine how to
> "compete" with Solaris.  And AIX while still doing OK is really a
> very niche product and probably not really a competitor anymore.
> 

Actually worth it, more so than chasing the "free" market at this point. The people in those particular niches, particularly AIX and AS/400, have real business needs and have been able to justify spending of significant cash to service those needs.

The "free" market has a habit of not paying anyone. I mean they think it is ok to have servers which have 4 hour outages each year, so, how is one going to sell them something which runs 24x7 for decades without down time?

A much easier sell to tell the AIX and AS/400 crowd, hey, your boxes were supposed to kill the VAX, it is still here. We have 24x7 up-time measured in decades with ongoing development and you're looking at End Of Life for your current platform, here is how you port...