(MPE vs VMS) HP & Compaq

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Tue Sep 4 10:21:41 2001

Paul Thompson wrote:
>On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>
>> It sure makes me worry about the future of the HP-RISC line. (Although
>> the new Intel technology may have already sealed its death warrant.)

As someone stated, it's dead. It's just taken longer than expected to die.

>HP will have two unfashionable midrange OS's. I wonder if OpenVMS will
>suffer 'from not invented here' syndrome, even though I think it is more
>modernized and versatile than MPE/IX.

OpenVMS is what's got me scared!

                        Zane

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