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

[Chris Townley]

On 09/05/2023 17:10, bill wrote:
> 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
> 

Maybe they haven't got a licence PAK?

-- 
Chris