[Info-vax] Developing VMS applications on VMS or on Linux/Windows ?, was: Re: x86 Cross Tools Kit

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 3/4/2019 9:53 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 3/4/19 5:05 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 3/4/2019 3:21 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 3/4/19 3:00 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 3/4/2019 2:13 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>>> jGrasp from Auburn University.  We used it at the University where I
>>>>> worked and I use it extensively at home.  Supports multiple languages
>>>>> and is modifiable to add other languages.
>>>>
>>>> I just tried with OpenVMS Alpha 8.4, Java 1.5 and JGrasp 1.8.6_01.
>>>>
>>>> Unzip on ODS-5 disk, SET FILE/ATTR=RFM:STMLF on jar file and run with:
>>>>
>>>> java -jar jgrasp.jar
>>>
>>> Isn't that reason enough to at least keep the current available
>>> DECWindows alive?
>>
>> I guess so.
>>
>> It looks like it is 30+ years old, but it does work.
> 
> What's 30+ years old?  DECWindows?

DECWindows

>                                 Certainly not Java or jGrasp.

True.

And with Swing it can be said to not really matter as all Swing
applications look 20 years old no matter the platform.

:-)

> And, who cares how old it is if it works?

It do work.

>                                          As has been stated here
> numerous times in the past, it's all about the applications.

Performance, functionality and look and feel may matter for some.

But obviously it can be argued that anything is better than nothing.

Arne