[Info-vax] First boot of OpenVMS on x86-64 was Monday, May 20, 2019

[clair.grant@vmssoftware.com]

On Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 8:50:04 PM UTC-4, Michael W. Farrell wrote:
> Do you mean Sunday May 19th?  Today is Tuesday May 21st.
> 
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> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] First boot of OpenVMS on x86-64 was Monday, May 20,
> 2019
> 
> On Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 3:16:58 PM UTC-4, Dave Froble wrote:
> > On 5/21/2019 12:11 PM, Hans Bachner wrote:
> > > Neil Rieck schrieb am 21.05.2019 um 13:40:
> > >> First boot of OpenVMS on x86-64 was Monday, May 20, 2019
> > >>
> > >> http://www.vmssoftware.com/news.html
> > >
> > > Well, the page you mention says
> > >
> > >  > OpenVMS First Boot on x86 - 14 May, 2019 2:15 EDT
> > >
> > > not May 20. However, the info was spread on May 20 via email by VSI.
> > >
> > > May 14 is also the date shown on
> > > <http://vmssoftware.com/updates_port.html> in section "Proof Point 27":
> > >
> > >> $ dir dmm0:[vms$common.sysexe]
> > >>
> > >> DCL Calling into SYS$DIRECTORY at NET$VEC_RESERVE30 - in exec mode
> > >> SYS$DIRECTORY::
> > >> VSI VMS X86 XDELTA Debugger [SYSTEM_DEBUG], XF4Z, May 14 2019 
> > >> 14:15:48
> > >
> > > which shows that the heading quoted above
> > >
> > >  > OpenVMS First Boot on x86 - 14 May, 2019 2:15 EDT
> > >
> > > apparently is missing "p.m.".
> > >
> > > Hans.
> > 
> > I'm sure the exact day and time isn't important.  I'd guess VSI wanted 
> > to do some testing to insure it really a valid first boot.  No sense 
> > in saying "we did it", followed by "Oh, wait a minute".
> > 
> > Now we wait for the 9.0 release to begin testing apps.
> > 
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> Official First Boot was Tuesday May 19 at 2:15 in the afternoon (declared by
> me) and we did tell a few people then. But, the official announcement was to
> be on the website and the mechanics of making that happen dictated first
> thing Monday morning. (The email from Marketing did turn out to be an hour
> or so earlier.)
> 
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Sorry, too many things going on at the same time tonight.

Tuesday  May 14th