Don?t fret, once OpenVMS v9.0 is released, on x86-64, there won?t be any doubt
as to who won. :-)
Sadly, no one won. I doubt any one (well perhaps not anyone) would consider OpenVMS for a
new deployment.
Upgrading existing environments, yes, but a new green field site. It would have to have
very good reasons.
(I know you will all come out with some, but perhaps one for every 10,000 Linux and/or
Windows Server deployments.)
Digital is now a fond memory for most. Both VAX and Alpha are no longer manufactured.
I actually wonder if an FPGA VAX chip could be made that would run faster than existing
real VAXEN. That could perhaps form the basis of a nice VaxStation...
... on browsing I found this...
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/journal/v7/vax_6000_emulator.pdf
Dave
