[Info-vax] Quiet?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/1/2022 9:12 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2022-04-01 kl. 14:03, skrev Phillip Helbig (undress to reply):
>> In article <jamnh3FodncU1 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
>> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> writes:
>>> On 3/31/22 17:10, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>>>> The old DEC hardware: all VAXes (not sure about even older stuff, 
>>>> but my
>>>> guess is yes) were really built to last.  I've generally had good luck
>>>> with Alphas, but have the impression that the newer they are the 
>>>> shorter
>>>> the useful lifetime, though it is still OK.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The last Alpha I had at the University was one of those deskside
>>> boxes that looked like a PC.  While it was heavier than the average
>>> PC it was badged Compaq and it lasted about as long as PC's do.
>>
>> The PWS?  I've had some running for about 11 years.  They're much older,
>> of course.
> 
> My customers DS20e's was installed in May 2006 (by me!). 16 years now.
> And yes, I have explained the potential risks involved. I'd like to
> replace them with something much more modern, some DS25's...

DS25's are newer but not new.

Could the applications run in an Alpha emulator?

An Alpha emulator running on a stripped down Linux/Windows running in
a VM under ESXi may fit better with the overall IT strategy.

Of course they could also wait just a few months and go for
VMS x86-64 in a VM under ESXi. But given that it is on Alpha
not Itanium then that may not be the plan.

Arne