[Info-vax] the document describing the system service transfer vector

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Tue Sep 20 10:06:04 EDT 2022


On 9/20/2022 9:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 9/19/22 21:19, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 9/19/2022 8:12 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 9/19/22 19:56, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But I don't think anything on VMS can read them.
>>>
>>> Who's fault is that?
>>
>> Is it anybodys fault?
>>
>> Word processors is a desktop application.
>>
>> That has not been VMS'es domain for decades.
> 
> And who's fault is that?   :-)

Who made the decision for VMS to go after the
expensive server market and not the cheap
desktop market?

I suspect Ken Olsen is ultimate to blame or get
credit for the decision.

But whether one think that was the wrong or the right
decision, then that doesn't change where we are today.

Arne






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