[Info-vax] clock problems with OpenVMS x86 on VirtualBox

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/8/2023 9:11 AM, bill wrote:
> On 5/8/2023 8:53 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 5/8/2023 8:40 AM, bill wrote:
>>> At this point I am amazed there isn't a VAX and an Alpha emulator
>>> included as a part of VMS-x86_64 to allow people to run code that
>>> can not be moved forward.
>>
>> "At this point" x86 VMS does not have all the compilers working on 
>> x86, and the OS build is not native.  "At this point" I have no idea 
>> why you'd think such software would have any priority.
> 
> Because we often hear that there are still people running Vaxen
> with VMS on them and I expect moving a program from the VAX to
> x86-64 would be difficult if not impossible (especially if it
> has any MACRO in it!) VAX hardware is getting rarer and rarer.
> I just see it as an alternative to trying to develop a VEST.

There are people with that need.

But solutions are already available.

Stromasys Charon-VAX is probably the most well known.

https://www.stromasys.com/solution/charon-vax

You pay - you get your VAX - you get support - I assume
Stromasys can even help with the license transfer.

What should VSI contribute with?

> Alpha is in a similar but not quite as near to extinction.

There are even more Alpha simulators available.

https://www.stromasys.com/solution/charon-axp

https://emuvm.com/

Arne