[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward (VAXELN)

[David Wade]

On 26/07/2020 19:32, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/26/2020 2:16 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2020-07-24 kl. 23:07, skrev Jan-Erik Söderholm:
>>> Den 2020-07-22 kl. 16:35, skrev Jan-Erik Söderholm:
>>>> And what say the sites still using/running VAXELN? A major kitchen
>>>> applience manufacturer in Sweden had multiple VAXELN system for
>>>> their assembly lines up to at least 3-4 years ago. Not sure of
>>>> the actual status today...
>>>
>>> Just got a reply back. That site has 11 VAXELN systems in production.
>>> Don't know if it is still VAX hardware or if they run on emulation...
>>
>> These 11 VAXELN systems seems to be mostly VAX 4000-500. No emulators.
>> Running assembly lines in a factory...
> 
> There 4000-500's must be 25+ years old.
> 
> I would consider relying on so old HW to be a business risk.
> 
> Arne
> 
Depends on the stock of spares, and skill level. Trouble is many 
businesses have a spares that they never test and don't understand that 
things on shelves deteriorate.

The big problem with an update is that in a factory setting it might be 
harder to get the same level of reliability over time.

Dave