VAX/VMS object file format?

I was reading this article on Microsoft PE file format, <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/bb985992.aspx>, and it mentions that the PE file format is a derivative of COFF from VAX/VMS. Wikipedia's entry for COFF mentions a System V unix heritage along with Windows, but doesn't mention VAX/VMS anywhere: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COFF> Given that NT is heavily influenced by VMS via Dave Cutler, it doesn't surprise me that COFF also has a VMS heritage. Can anyone comment on this? A little quick googling for "VMS executable file format" didn't yield any enlightenment. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" free book <http://tinyurl.com/d3d-pipeline> The Computer Graphics Museum <http://computergraphicsmuseum.org> The Terminals Wiki <http://terminals.classiccmp.org> Legalize Adulthood! (my blog) <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>