[Info-vax] VMS Software needs to port VAX DIBOL to OpenVMS X86 platform

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-12-16, John H. Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt at thereinhardts.org> wrote:
> On 12/16/2020 12:14 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2020-12-16, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2020-12-16 15:07:18 +0000, Dave Froble said:
>>>
>>>> On 12/16/2020 8:47 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>> On 2020-12-15, Steve Ives <steve.ives at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...For the past ten months, we have been actively engaged with our many
>>>>>> OpenVMS customers...
>>>>
>>>> ...Where did you get the idea of "last 10 months" when Steve Ives
>>>> clearly stated that Synergex has been in contact with VSI since 2014?...
>>>
>> 
>> Thank you Stephen.
>> 
>> I accept David's upcoming apology for accusing me of being "inventive".
>> 
>> Simon.
>> 
>
> Actually, the full quote is:
>
> On 12/15/2020 3:42 PM, Steve Ives wrote:
>> For the past ten months, we have been actively engaged with our many OpenVMS customers, both ISV's and end-users alike,
>
> and
>
> On 12/15/2020 3:42 PM, Steve Ives wrote:
>> I would also like to point out that we are, of course, in contact with VSI, at the highest possible levels and that we value the ongoing relationship that we have shared since the launch of their company back in 2014.
>
> Which implies that while Synergex has been talking with *customers* and
> *ISVs* for the past 10 months, they also have been in contact with VSI since
> 2014.
>

That's how I read it.

> I believe Simon may have interpreted that the former implied that the
> connection with VSI had only been for the last 10 months when Steve's email
> clearly says since 2014.
>

The problem with that theory is that I directly quoted Steve saying they
had been in touch with VSI since 2014. :-)

There is a difference between Synergex talking to VSI and Synergex also
talking to _their_ customers and Steve has now clarified his comments.

Simon.

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