[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2018-02-01 kl. 23:37, skrev Bill Gunshannon:
> On 02/01/2018 05:27 PM, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>> Den 2018-02-01 kl. 20:42, skrev Bill Gunshannon:
>>
>>>
>>> Really.  So when the system disk dies who replaces the software
>>> on it?  The PC weenie down the hall?
>>>
>>
>> You replace the failing disk in the mirror-set and HBVS rebuilds
>> the failing disk. No software is "replaced".
> 
> Who is "you"?  The secretary?  The Credit Union Manager?
> The PC weenie down the hall who is lucky if he can install
> a printer?
> 

Well, if you do have a system, I guess you do also have someone
to fix small issues or someone to call in. Note that a failed
disk in a mirror-set is not that urgent, in particular if it
is an 3-disk mirror set. It is not a show-stopper and you
can get it fixed at office times.

> Of course, you are describing systems that cost more than
> the entire credit union's value but that's OK.

I don't even know what credit union is, but I do not see
that it makes any difference.

> Very few people in this group actually live in this reality. :-)

Here you lost me. What specific reality are you refering to?
Aren't disk quite cheap today? It is just one or two extra disks
(and one or two spare replacement disks).

Ah, I guess you meant this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_union




> 
> bill
>