[Info-vax] Time to turn DECUServe into a mixed VMScluster?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/31/2023 3:43 PM, MG wrote:
> On 31-May-2023 21:34, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> The totally new to VMS just wanting to try a few DCL commands
>> probably do not care what architecture they are running on - most
>> likely they will not even know. VMS is VMS.
> 
> On what other platform can one run "a few DCL commands"?

????

VMS runs on 4 (instruction set) architectures: VAX, Alpha, Itanium
and x86-64.

And for those wanting to try DCL then I don't think it matters
which.

>> And why not go all out? VAX + Alpha + Itanium + x86-64!!
> 
> Electricity and other maintenance costs...?  To just name
> a few things (as I also mentioned in my original message).

Everything cost.

But I think the PR value would be worth the electricity and
more.

Arne