[Info-vax] x86-64 VMS executable image sizes and memory requirements ?

[Kerry Main]

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> From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of osuvman50---
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> Sent: December 24, 2019 8:24 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] x86-64 VMS executable image sizes and memory
> requirements ?
> 
> On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 8:25:04 PM UTC-5, Kerry Main wrote:
> > You mean like when Microsoft shipped Windows NT Alpha flavours of
> > Office with all debug code loaded?
> >
> > Yes, you are correct and even when it was pointed out to MS, they
> > never fixed this...however, I doubt laziness was the issue.
> 
> I always assumed it was because the release builds didn't work (i.e. the
> release build exposed bugs the debug version didn't trigger).

Alpha was forced on MS by getting caught by Digital and then the
Digital-Microsoft "Alliance" was the result:

http://tiny.cc/mfb0hz

MS never accepted Alpha, but was forced to adopt by legal agreements. Even
the Alpha Windows porting was done mostly by DEC and its DECwest team(s).


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com