[Info-vax] report of the last "rendez-vous autour de VMS" (2-FEB-2024)

[Dan Cross]

In article <uvrpvg$2dbgu$3 at dont-email.me>,
Arne Vajhøj  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>On 4/17/2024 11:29 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:27:58 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> But VMS could not wait years for a new CPU.
>> 
>> VMS wasn’t “waiting” for anything. It was customers waiting for VMS.
>
>Yes. Because VSI ported to a CPU that was ready. Instead of to a CPU
>that may be ready some day in the future.

ARM is ready right now.  But that's irrelevant;
we'll be dealing with x86 for the next 20 to
30 years, at least.  It may loss it's position
as #1 in 10, but it's not going away any time
soon.

	- Dan C.