The actual idea was to create or assist with the creation of a completely
"free" (GNU?) implementation of VMS that "looks and feels" just like the
original.
The next step was to port this version of FreeVMS to i386, VAX, and AXP.
I've seen a few projects that have started or have stopped that attempt to
achieve similar goals.
- Matt
At 07:46 PM 1/3/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Why not just get a VAX (or two or three?)
>
>Peace... Sridhar
>
>On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Ron Hudson wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 09:51:27 -0800
> > From: Ron Hudson <rhudson_at_cnonline.net>
> > Reply-To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: FreeVMS
> >
> > I for one, would LOVE to run a VMS look alike on my
> > i386 machine (or at least one of my spare machines...)
> > It would bring back younger days when I was an op on several
> > vaxen. (also some dg and some apollo)
> >
> > please please please!!! : ^ )
> >
> >
> >
> > Matthew Sell wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know I'm going to open up a can of worms on this post, but my
> > > curiosity is killing me....
> > >
> > >
> > > Now that I have OpenVMS 6.1 running on my VAX 4000, I'm curious about
> > > the status of the various "FreeVMS" projects that are in progress (or so
> > > it would seem....).
> > >
> > > Are any of these projects really in active development? Which projects
> > > have the greatest potential for operation? I checked several sites
> > > related to "FreeVMS", which actually seems to be a common name for
> > > several different projects with different goals.
> > >
> > > I'd love to "cut my teeth" with kernel development after working with
> > > Linux for several years. I personally think it would be neat to have an
> > > accurate version of FreeVMS that would work on VAX, AXP, and i386
> > > (gulp!). When I say accurate, I mean that FreeVMS would respond the same
> > > as VMS would for the various commands and peripherals.
> > >
> > > Some of you probably think it would be silly to take an i386 version of
> > > FreeVMS and port it "back" to VAX and AXP, but it would be a neat way to
> > > use FreeVMS, especially if the OpenVMS hobbyist program (or OpenVMS)
> > > were to go away.
> > >
> > > Nuts? Probably. Neat? Yes!
> > >
> > > Here are links to the various FreeVMS projects I have visited:
> > >
> > > http://www.panix.com/~kingdon/free-vms.html
> > > http://www.freevms.org/
> > > http://www.djesys.com/vms/freevms/
> > >
> > >
> > > - Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Matthew Sell
> > > Programmer
> > > On Time Support, Inc.
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> > > (281) 296-6066
> > >
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> > >
> > >
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> > > "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
> > >
> > > Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...
> >
> >
Matthew Sell
Programmer
On Time Support, Inc.
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(281) 296-6066
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Received on Thu Jan 03 2002 - 20:33:43 GMT