[Info-vax] Intel proposal to simplify x86-64

[Hans Bachner]

Jan-Erik Söderholm schrieb am 05.06.2023 um 23:52:
> Den 2023-06-05 kl. 22:02, skrev Hans Bachner:
>> Simon Clubley schrieb am 05.06.2023 um 19:50:
>>> On 2023-06-05, John H Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt at thereinhardts.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Neither does the E9.2-1
>>>>
>>>> $ show system/noproc
>>>> OpenVMS E9.2-1  on node SCALZI    5-JUN-2023 08:21:00.83   Uptime  
>>>> 21 08:35:01
>>>> $ teco
>>>> %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling
>>>>    \TECO\
>>>
>>> On VMS, the usual command is "EDIT/TECO". Is there a placeholder command
>>> table entry for it ?
>>
>> No.
> 
> Isn't the fact that it tries to start TECO32_TV a proof
> of that there *is* a command table entry for that command?

I probably mis-interpreted the term "placeholder command table entry". 
Sounded to me like "does it invoke an image telling you that TECO is not 
(yet) available". I should improve my English :-)

> But then, I would not take the fact that some command has been
> copied from earlier platforms as a fact that it will be available.

I agree.

>>> X86005> show system/noproc
>>> OpenVMS E9.2-1  on node X86005    5-JUN-2023 22:00:42.66   Uptime  67 
>>> 04:34:33
>>> X86005> edit /teco login.com
>>> %DCL-W-ACTIMAGE, error activating image TECO32_TV
>>> -CLI-E-IMAGEFNF, image file not found 
>>> $65$DKA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]TECO32_TV.EXE;
>>
>> Hans.