[Info-vax] api for ncp

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/30/21 1:53 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-07-30, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>> On 7/30/2021 11:27 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>> On 2021-07-30 14:09:46 +0000, calliet gérard said:
>>>
>>>> I don't need a path forward in the situation, just a path backward :)
>>>> - They need training for a totally freezed platform, for which they
>>>> will make support for more than again 10 years.
>>>
>>> I can't count the number of times I've heard variations of that same "we
>>> can't" story told and re-told.
>>
>> Of course, "we can" is always true.  Perhaps expensive.  But perhaps not
>> the right decision.
>>
> 
> Gerard has just implied that certification issues are involved.
> 
> If so, that changes the picture completely, especially when it
> comes to the cost of any replacement.

Gerard hasn't said and probably can't say what the system does or
what kind of certification is involved.  Personally, I can not
believe a VAX could be certified for anything today.  Even J-Stars
eventually moved off of the VAX.

bill