[Info-vax] VMS x86-64 stuff (Java is released now)

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/11/2023 3:46 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> Java just got released.
> 
> John Reagan has declared Basic to "be in the oven".
> 
> Python is H2 in roadmap (per VSI Forum).
> 
> Last message from Oracle was that Rdb is Q1.
> 
> Various freeware and open source packages are being ported pretty 
> quickly now.
> 
> It seems like everything needed will be here soon.
> 
> :-)

And to tease the Python people a little:

$ write sys$output f$getsyi("VERSION")
V9.2-1
$ type hello.py
for i in range(3):
     print('Hello world from Python!')
$ jython hello.py
Hello world from Python!
Hello world from Python!
Hello world from Python!

:-)

Arne