[Info-vax] X86 first boot?

[Richard Maher]

On 29/03/2019 11:58 am, John Santos wrote:
> The VSI home page https://vmssoftware.com/index.html says that Proof
> Point 27 (Do a DIR on the console and get correct results) has been
> achieved.  This would constitute first boot, according to the rules
> of last year's contest.
> 
> Howver, the porting status page 
> https://vmssoftware.com/updates_port.html says Points 25, 26 and 27
> are still pending, so maybe not.
> 
> As of few days ago (the last time I checked), it had been stuck on
> Point 21 for a month or so.
> 
> So good news, maybe really good news!
> 

Bitch, bitch, bitch. Moan, moan, moan :-(

Forget about the first boot date, how many of you (your companies) have 
signed for the testing program?

How early will you be looking to purchase? "Better wait till VMS64 V5.1 
before committing"?

Cheque books open?