28 Nov
2000
28 Nov
'00
2:54 p.m.
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.
Zane
No! The Alpha was a year after OpenVMS was started in references.
I was seeingit internally back in '91, the alpha was a bit later. The OS itself was to change internal and external names
much later.
The compaq merger was earlier than 7.2 {time flies when your having fun}.
Allison
While it was earlier than 7.2, wasn't 7.2 in field test? That's why I said
7.2eft (External Field Test). I know the V7.2 Doc set's say Compaq (and
have a really stupid cover). Dunno, I could have sworn that's when it was,
but as you say, time flies.
Zane