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

[bill]

On 5/9/2023 11:52 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 5/9/2023 8:52 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2023-05-09 01:39, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>> On 5/8/2023 6:32 PM, terry-... at glaver.org wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you just mean running a complete VAX/VMS environment, since
>>>> x86-64 VMS already runs under a hypervisor it would probably be
>>>> better to just run vanilla SIMH as another VM. If VSI ever releases
>>>> a "cluster compatibility kit" for VAX/VMS, it could even be a poten-
>>>> tially-supported cluster environment.
>>>
>>> I can say with a staggeringly high level of confidence that
>>> VSI will *never* release anything for the VAX.
>>>
>>> As I've said before, we have the rights to release
>>> a VSI-built version of VAX/VMS, but we won't.
>>
>> Fully understood and understandable.
>>
>> But there is a whole lot of people who wish VSI would just re-release 
>> V7.3 with
>> a VSI stamp on it, so it could be handled for hobbyists.
>>
>> But I understand that even that is probably too much work to be worth it.
>> Extremely little return on any work done.
>>
>>   Johnny
>>
> 
> I can guess that perhaps the biggest technical reason is the lack of old 
> VAX hardware to test against.  A few edits and firing up the build 
> procedure might be possible.  But on what HW do you run the build 
> procedure?
> 

SIMH...   :-)

bill