28 Nov
2000
28 Nov
'00
2:37 p.m.
Zane wrote:
Huh? The Open was added around the 6.0/6.1 timeframe.
The Compaq merger
was during the 7.2eft timeframe. I'd thought the namechange was a
combination of emphasising it's openess, but largly a reaction to the fact
they now had VMS running on both VAX and Alpha.
Shortly after DEC announced the Alpha, I somehow got on their mailing
list for training. I flipped through the catalog, and found a class
on writing OpenVMS device drivers. The fine print said that a signed
non-disclosure agreement was required. So much for the "Open" in
"OpenVMS".