Re: Opinion: I was just trying to sell OpenVMS

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
In article <FbmdncBUidFPtbXZ4p2dnA@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
GreyCloud <mist@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

All you have to do is look at your latest Apple PC. Underneath the hood is unix. Some say it isn't so, but it is true after much thorough digging. So why not do the same with OpenVMS? After all, the o/s is quite compact as it is and would only require putting eye candy GUI over it. Make software installing simple. If Apple can do it to Unix, then why not on OpenVMS?


Well, let's start at the beginning. What did the underlying OS for
Mac OSX cost? Andswer $0.00. What does VMS cost? Any reason to continue?


I don't think that it cost $0.00. After all, they did have to adapt everything to a new processor. Then wrap a GUI around it.

I don't know what VMS real cost to develop was, but now we have a problem with VMS visibility these days.

I'd much prefer VMS over any UNIX or any of its variants.

Right now I don't see any small inexpensive desktop VMS units for sale.
My idea of low cost is under $2k. Bulk sales will recoup any R&D.
The fact that DEC did produce a small desktop VMS computer before managment went south was a good indicator of where DEC was heading.



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