[Info-vax] Alpha emulator for OSX

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On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 00:10:48 -0800 (PST)
Arie de Groot via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> Op donderdag 4 februari 2016 07:50:15 UTC+1 schreef li... at openmailbox.org:
> > On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 21:32:52 -0600
> > "Craig A. Berry via Info-vax" 
> > 
> > What commercial Alpha emulators run on anything but Windows and 64-bit
> > Linux?
> > 
> 
> vtAlpha runs on X86 without the need for an extra OS like Windows or
> Linux. Or OSX for that matter. Everything you need is included in the
> product. Install it on an X86 host (or a virtual equivalent in any of the
> popular VM products) and you are set. If you like to know more:
> vtalpha.com.
> 
> For the record: we are the makers of vtAlpha. This is not a shameless
> plug but I felt all alternatives should be mentioned.
> 
> Arie de Groot
> AVTware

Hi, thanks for the info. I didn't respond to Vaxman's post earlier because
I didn't want to get involved when I have no money to spend on this (no
commercial need).

I am a VMS hobbyist (barely) and not looking for a commercial solution but
I was interested in this issue for two reasons. One as a hobbyist I would
like to be able to run VMS Alpha which I currently cannot because I don't
have Windows or 64 bit Linux. The second is I think being able to host an
emulator on non-Intel hardware would be very useful. And sometimes that
trickles down into a non-commercial freebie for hobbyists.

For example, I have been advocating VMS should be moved to POWER hardware
instead of Intel. A platform independent Alpha emulator would make that
more possible. SPARC is also a good platform. I think more choices are
better and running a premium OS (VMS) on premium hardware is better than
running it on fast/cheap/bad hardware (Intel).

I understand the value of running bare metal and that is also obviously a
very smart and good option. More choices are almost always better! Thanks
for the info.

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