[Info-vax] VMSSOFTWARETRAINING youtube channel ? Found this when searching for OpenVMS on youtube

[Dave Froble]

On 6/14/2019 6:42 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 6/13/2019 11:24 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 6/13/2019 8:27 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 6/13/2019 8:26 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 6/13/2019 7:20 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>> On 6/13/2019 6:24 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>>>>> Den 2019-06-13 kl. 18:57, skrev Volker Halle:
>>>>>>> Lots of interesting links found under
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://training.vmssoftware.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> including Hobbyist,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://training.vmssoftware.com/hobbyist/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, *that* has to be tested...
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is super cool.
>>>>>
>>>>> Definitely have to try!
>>>>
>>>> Install works fine.
>>>>
>>>> All the compilers seems to be there.
>>>>
>>>> Very easy to get started.
>>>>
>>>> Note that it is a 128 MB Alpha emulator and 128 MB is not
>>>> much today.
>>>
>>> And I an sure that you will hear from other for the fact that it is
>>> Windows based.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>
>> Should not.
>>
>> If the question "what is the largest potential user base that would
>> try VMS" were asked, what might be the answer?
>>
>> It's a "try it", not a production system.
>>
>> I'm pretty much resigned to running the x86 port on Virtual Box, on
>> WEENDOZE.  Not the customers, that's a different issue.
>
> I am not complaining, but I believe we have a few
> people here where their religion forbid them to touch
> a Windows system.

Maybe so, but I'd bet all of them already have a VMS system, or 2, or 3, 
or ...

So what need do they have of a "try me" set-up?

Regardless, it's my opinion that there needs to be something between a 
"try me" and a development license.


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