[Info-vax] Why it is a good idea that OpenVMS isn't on x86-64 just yet

[IanD]

On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 7:45:05 AM UTC+11, Norm Raphael wrote:
> > On 01/17/16, Bob Koehler via <removed> wrote:
>  > 

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> As an aside, I was once approached to buyacceleration software for the 750's which would have 
> increased them 15% from .6 Vups to .69 Vups.  My answer was of course that I wanted to replace 
> them, not prolong their use, and we did.  
> 
>  
>  Norman F. Raphael
> "Everything worthwhile eventually 
> degenerates into real work." -Murphy

ha ha ha, Vax 750's

We had one, what a PITA that was

Some manager was stupid enough to sign a 10 year lease on it. For 7 years of it's life it collected dust in the storeroom before we could get rid of it. It was cheaper to leave it powered off than to use it lol