[Info-vax] VMS on Raspberry Pi 5

[56d.1152]

On 11/14/23 2:09 AM, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:02:11 -0500
> "56d.1152" <56d.1152 at ztq9.net> wrote:
> 
>>     There are some "ancient systems" that still see use. DOS
>>     is one of them - compact/efficient and still fair for
>>     embedded projects. CP/M derivs are also seen. OS9 is another -
>>     and yes it's still developed and for-sale. Most of the
>>     "big iron" systems from the 60s/70s went away however.
> 
> 	Z/OS is still around and capable of running OS-360 binary
> applications as well as more modern unix based systems.


   Had forgotten about Z/OS ... a bit out of my
   price range at this point alas  :-)

   Most of those old Big Iron systems were very
   well designed. No reason to completely throw
   them away. Unix is rather "aged" these days
   too - but it's still an inspired model, still
   suited to build upon.

   There's still a market for mainframes. McDonalds
   Corp does NOT run on a iPad. Worldwide biz,
   supply/financial logistics, soon you're using
   SERIOUS computing power and need a SERIOUS
   super-reliable/flexible OS to make it go. Wire a
   few of those big black IBM boxes together .....

   If VMS has a future, it's going to start with
   those sorts of uses.