what was VMS/OpenVMS written in?

On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Mark Davidson wrote: I have two major issues with it. One is it requires Windows, the other is that it is restricted to 128MB of RAM. I honestly can't survive on an Alpha with so little RAM. I could sqeeze into about 256MB, but realistically I need 512MB or more. I forget if my current system has 2GB or 4GB. I'd also be concerned about disk limitations, but could survive with those. The RAM really is the big one, since that is the realistic minimum for OpenVMS 7.2 if you're running DECwindows. DEC claimed you could do with 64MB, and based on my experience I disagree. I think I could better survive in the limitations imposed by SIMH (namely that it's a VAX emulator). Sadly work seems to have stopped on the following: http://www.es40.org/Homepage as the main developer is now working on a commercial emulator. However, they offer what looks like it might be a better alternative to Personal Alpha. http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html I also need to look into their AvantiFlex option, as it looks like I might actually do what I need, at a price I can almost afford. The problem being I'm not sure if there is an annual fee. But a base price of $500 + $50 for adding 512MB RAM makes it interesting. Sadly it still requires Windows. :-( Zane