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OP is asking about OpenVMS *on VAX*, 3 CPU architectures ago, which is definitely a dead platform

• yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  I think the logic applies for as long as they have customers using the platform. If there are paying customers on ancient hardware, or emulators thereof, then I would expect it to be in their interests to have a way to get new blood to support that.
  • icedchai 4y ago
    There was a large VMS software shop in the area. They had moved from VAX to Alpha in the mid 90's. I remember some dude there, back in the mid 90's, showing me a 4 CPU system with a gigabyte of RAM. That was unheard of then. DEC did some amazing stuff. When Compaq acquired it, it was a sad day indeed. They made PC clones, while DEC had their own CPUs and operating systems. After the Alpha was canceled, the local shop gave up on VMS, ported everything to Linux and IBM AIX, and moved on. Seems like a wise move. VMS has been dying for decades. I suspect any serious business has ported their app to another platform.