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

[chris]

On 10/17/22 00:21, Simon Clubley wrote:
> 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.
> 

I remember the dec direct catalog, which had a an entry for 3 x RA60
drives in a short rack. The price ?: That will be 66,000 uk pounds
please sir. A bit steep for ~600 Mb storage total, even for dec...

Chris