I think the problem is that their current software can't do what they
need it to do.
Moving to an emulator will only move the problem..they somehow,
apparently, need a new set of applications software.
-Bob
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Article about Seattle schools still running a VAX
John Floren wrote:
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Sridhar Ayengar
<ploopster at gmail.com>
wrote:
tiggerlasv at
aim.com wrote:
Not being from the Vax world, I wonder difficult
it would be >
for them to move them over to SIMH or CHARON emulators?
The savings in power & air conditioning alone would probably
pay for the new equipment in the first year. ;-)
Would it really be too expensive to move to OpenVMS/Integrity?
Peace... Sridhar
Integrity is only an option if they have the source, right? I'm
imagining that they've got a bunch of VAX binaries from long-dead
companies... does VEST do VAX->Itanium?
No, but VEST will go to Alpha, and then you can use AEST to go to IA64.
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/integrity/transition/vax/app_tools.htm
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Peace... Sridhar