[Info-vax] What does VMS get used for, these days?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-11-11, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 11/11/2022 7:40 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> On 11/10/2022 9:51 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>>> As software becomes more and more expensive, I think the need to have an
>>>> efficient operating system that provides database features in the kernel
>>>> becomes more important.
>>>
>>> Database in the actual OS kernel or just database shipping with the
>>> OS distribution?
>>>
>>> It is not uncommon to put application functionality in the
>>> kernel today, but I am not keen on the idea.
>> 
>> I think in the kernel.  Maybe not in the top ring, but in a ring below it.
>> I want fast database access, I want rapid transaction turnover, I don't care
>> necessarily about realtime operation or any direct UI other than for
>> administration, or ever specifically making deadline.  I'm thinking of a
>> specialized database engine.
>
> I don't think I have ever heard about that for database.
>

Rdb ? :-)

Simon.

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