[Info-vax] Vax Station 4000 VLC

Simon Clubley clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Wed Dec 26 15:03:40 EST 2018


On 2018-12-26, Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/26/18 2:55 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> 
>> Actually, Linux has a far greater range than that as the kernel is
>> present in Android devices and you can even run a shell on those
>> devices.
>> 
>> You are not going to be seeing VMS as the kernel running on a phone.
>> 
>
> Nor would anyone want to.  VMS has its place and I, for one, would
> really like to see it working to win ground in that place.  It's
> not going to replace anything in the industry today, but that does
> not mean it can't win back enough of its old niches to be very
> useful and profitable.  All it has to do is shed that last century,
> "legacy" image.
>

I agree. Unfortunately, there are still VMS people around who are stuck
in that "last century" mentality and are completely unwilling to adapt
to the modern world.

Simon.

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