Sorry for the condensed digest-reply.

tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org, circa Wed, 14-Aug-2002 at 04:29PM:

> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:05:47 -0500 (CDT)
> From: <jeffr at odeon.net>
> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Re: Thread changed: Was "iCal servers [WAS] Help! The
>  boss wantsanexchangeserver!!!"
> Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> 
> 
> On 9 Aug 2002, Scott Dier wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > VMS tho, yikes.  I'm not old enough to have worked with one of those. :)
> 
> Hey now, I last touch a VAX/VMS system in 1995.  It's not that long ago...
> 
> Last I heard (early 1997?), 3M still had a couple.  Also, given their
> popularity with colleges I wouldn't be surprised if they were still fairly
> common in academic circles.

They still exist in academic cirles, but are becoming less common.
Bemidji State had one, and the Physics Dept. at the U still may have
one.

> Message: 5
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Re: Thread changed: Was "iCal servers [WAS] Help! The boss wantsanexchangeserver!!!"
> From: David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b at dd-b.net>
> Date: 10 Aug 2002 11:42:02 -0500
> Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
<snip repeat> 
> A guy I know online is just finishing reviewing the galleys for his
> book on running web services on VMS.  So I guess not only are they
> still out there, but a publisher thinks people are still doing some
> *new* things on them.  

VMS is also being ported to the Itanic.  (Boy, is that like putting
lipstick on a pig!)

It is one of DEC\CED\Compaq\qapmoC\HP's most profitable divisions.
Miracles of stealth marketing.

> And another friend just bought several Vaxstation 3100's, I believe it
> was, at an auction, but he's a known junk collector :-)

I have 15 to 20 and a few DECstation (MIPS/unix boxen) in the basement
here.  Been salvaging them.  Here's the kicker -- and the Linux
related part of this post:

Linux will finally boot on the VAX (a little over a year now).  See

http://linux-vax.sourceforge.net/

Then if you want to try playing with Linux (or NetBSD) on a *real*
computer ;), let me know.  As much as I love them all, I won't be able
to keep the whole litter forever.

(What better hardcore Linux thing than to port to a new arch?)

Cheers,
Phil

-- 
www.rephil.org / University of Minnesota

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