[Info-vax] VMS is 44 today

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On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 8:16:12 AM UTC-4, Simon Clubley wrote:
> VAX and VMS were announced 44 years ago on this day. 
> 
> For those of you old enough to be working in the DEC world at the 
> time, did you think you would still be using VMS 44 years later ? 
> 
> I wonder if VSI is planning anything for the 45th anniversary 
> next year ? 
> 
> Simon. 
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
> Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.

As I continue with my 42nd of VMS/OpenVMS work, I can honestly say that I did not expect this.
But, who ever thinks that they will be either doing or working with the same thing for this long?
I view my career as lucky in that I have always been able to maintain VMS work that has never truly been work.
I have always enjoyed my jobs and when they became work, moved on to something else. 
The common denominator has always been VMS with the exception of a 3 year period in the early 2000s where
I built commercial playgrounds fulltime and did consulting (within OpenVMS world) part time.

Good times...

Dan