[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 02/01/2018 04:18 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 8:31:00 PM UTC-6, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 01/31/2018 07:57 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 3:22:58 PM UTC-6, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>> On 01/31/2018 02:00 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 7:02:57 PM UTC-6, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll start by mentioning one example from my past which is a programming
>>>>>> language called Synergy. This is a third party version of DEC's DIBOL
>>>>>> language and was recommended by DEC as the replacement for DIBOL.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If Synergy doesn't port DIBOL to the x86 version of OpenVMS, the vast majority of credit unions in the country will be stranded on a bastard child which should have never been born (Itanic) or they will switch to non-HP Weeeendoooze hardware and systems. Been a while since I looked, but the two main vendors or credit union systems both were written with DIBOL.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You may be right, but if Credit Unions were using VMS wouldn't there be
>>>> a lot more VMS jobs floating around?  I don't know about your neck of
>>>> the woods but around here you can't throw a rock without hitting a
>>>> credit union.  I figured they were all on Windows boxes as most didn't
>>>> even exist back in the day when VMS was still considered a valid option.
>>>>
>>>> bill
>>>
>>> The credit unions purchased systems with/out modifications from two major vendors. I do not know if they have the source code.
>>>
>>
>> Not having the source code doesn't mean you don't need people
>> who understand the system.  Who admins all these Credit Union's
>> VMS systems?  Logs fill up. Hardware wears out.  PC weenies aren't
>> going to be able to come in and fix the system unless it's a PC.
>> Where are all these VMS people maintaining these systems?
>>
>> bill
> 
> Haven't worked for that client in a long time. I believe they also offered some remote system management services. One systems manager can handle hundreds of VMS systems scattered around the world.
> 

Another notion I would not want to bet my business on. When two sites
have a problem who is considered more important?  When my system is
down and their ISP is down who gets me back in operation?

And the list just goes on and on....

bill