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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/15/2022 5:45 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Tcp/ip networking, nfs, a wide
>> selection of tools and even a basic C compiler to get started, made
>> it such good value for money and reliable with it as well. Didn't
>> return to the DEC fold until Alpha, but by then, it was too late...
> 
> That was a lot of it... BSD Unix came with everything included, and
> VMS really didn't.

As I recall it then DEC prices on compilers, TCP/IP
etc. was pretty high especially for larger VAX'es.

Sure they made a lot of money short term on that, but
maybe they reduced revenue long term.

Arne