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

[Dave Froble]

On 7/11/2022 2:03 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-07-08, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG <VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
>>
>> What BestBuy PoS X86 box, that won't carry Billy Tax, capable of running OpenVM
>> cost meS?
>>
>
> Time has moved on Brian and VMS is no longer master of its own destiny.
>
> Both it and you need to be able to work with the expected hardware and
> software of today, not the hardware and software of 20 years ago.
>
> You may think you are being clever with the above comments, and such
> comments may have been "cute" 10-15 years ago, but today it just projects
> a rather unprofessional and out-of-touch image.
>
> Rather than one of the above boxes however, I would follow VSI's advice
> on what hardware they recommend to host your VMs running VMS. For example,
> take note of the fact you can only use Intel CPUs for now and cannot use
> AMD CPUs. (Unless that has changed _very_ recently).
>
> Simon.
>

You maybe getting mixed up.  Running a VM doesn't care about mfg.  Or maybe I'm 
mixed up.

But the advice is good.  VSI has mentioned some HW they intend to support.  If 
such a box could be found, cheap, then down the road one might be able to run 
VMS on the box, not a VM.  For now, I'd suggest keeping the cost as low as possible.

Since most native compilers aren't yet available I'm not too enthused.

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