[Info-vax] Release of OpenVMS V9.2 for x86 Scheduled for July 14, 2022

[Dave Froble]

On 7/8/2022 7:54 PM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <taab7l$qrk7$1 at dont-email.me>, "Craig A. Berry" <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> writes:
>>
>> On 7/8/22 5:11 PM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> In article <taa926$qlsg$1 at dont-email.me>, "Craig A. Berry" <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> writes:
>>>> On 7/8/22 4:50 PM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>>>> In article <5eb21284-ac77-4313-bed5-665d6578ee26n at googlegroups.com>, Ian Miller <gxys at uk2.net> writes:
>>>>>> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2022-07-08-state-of-the-92-release-ready/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's MACRO32 compiler so Brian will be happy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, but I won't have the Micro$oft loader or VM to run it.
>>>>
>>>> What?  You can run it on a VM on Linux or macOS.
>>>
>>> Bare metal?
>>
>> At some point, yes,  Not currently.  But there is no "Micro$oft loader"
>> involved unless you want a Windows host as opposed to the alternatives.
>
> What BestBuy PoS X86 box, that won't carry Billy Tax, capable of running OpenVM
> cost meS?
>

The first question will be, what VM software will you use.

VMWARE didn't like my network card.

Inquire first, be sure all will work, before purchasing.

I have used Virtual Box, but, I'm not very proficient with it.  I understand the 
advantages of using a VM.  I just don't want to spend time learning to use a VM.

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