[rescue] Solaris on a PPC (now VMS)

[Eric Dittman]

> >>    The owners are eager to kill it, but that doesn't mean they can.  I
> >> seem to recall reading some time ago (about when they discontinued the
> >> VAX) that they're contractually obligated to maintain VMS until
> >> something like 2014.
> >
> > Never heard that before.  I haven't seen any sign that they aren't 
> > eager
> > to be rid of it.
> 
>    Well they're eager to get rid of everything that isn't Microsoft 
> software on an Intel processor.  Even if it means putting themselves 
> out of business like everyone else who has taken that road.

Actually, there's been a big turnaround at HP wrt VMS lately.
I was pleasantly surprised.
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