Jeff Nelson wrote: > Richard Hoffbeck wrote: > >> I can certainly understand the cases where there are long-term >> projects tied to applications developed against software tightly tied >> to VMS - think CCCS or ARIC - where the cost of redeploying the >> applications isn't funded. But only a complete idiot would be doing >> new development against VMS. The Alpha chip is toast, there's no >> migration/upgrade path, support is going away, software is >> expensive/obsolete/proprietary, ... stop me anytime ... :-) > > > OK, you can stop. :-) > > First, Alpha research and development has ended, but that does not > mean the end of Alpha systems. See HP's published roadmaps for Alpha > systems. > > Second, there is a migration path: > http://www.hp.com/products1/evolution/alpha_retaintrust/index.html . > > OpenVMS is running today on the HP Integrity Server platform running > the Intel Itanium processor. The operating system is in field test, > with a production release (version 8.2) scheduled for the end of this > year. You can obtain an SDK by going to the migration website noted > above. > > Third, support is not going away. See the HP roadmaps. > > Forth, applications are being ported to OpenVMS I64. The > above-mentioned migration site contains information, as does the > independent website www.openvms.org. > > I hope I've corrected any misconceptions. Please feel free to contact > me (offlist) if you would like more information. OK, you can stop - I stand corrected :-) --rick _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list