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

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-10-15, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> 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.
>

Yes, they were (and even on lower-end VAXes as well).

I suspect that if someone still has the old DECdirect catalogues to hand,
the prices in there might result in a case of sticker shock as well when
compared to today's prices. :-)

Simon.

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