RE: Another opportunity

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<FA60F2C4B72A584DBFC6091F6A2B86840242E5A3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Main, Kerry" <Kerry.Main@xxxxxx> writes:

You mean that thing that is approx 8 or 9 years *younger* than UNIX?

Thats like the middle aged man calling the 35 year old "old" ..

:-)

UNIX--> 1969
OpenVMS--> 1978

True, but that sort of misses the point. It's all about perception; if
it were about facts, everyone would use VMS. Last night, I saw Ozzy
Osbourne on CNN mentioning that he had three grandchildren. However, he
doesn't conform to the conventional image of the old man. There's also
the reverse, of course, like Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes to
Hollywood, back when they were new---he was 20 or so, but reminded many
people of their grandparents with respect to his hairstyle, the way he
dressed etc.

Most people would probably think of U2 as a relatively modern band,
although they formed before some heavy-metal groups who are still
playing heavy metal. U2 re-invent themselves, wherease the heavy-metal
folks are more traditional.

Which is better is a different question; what the truth is is a
different question; the point is that the PERCEPTION is that VMS hasn't
been improved in a while.

We all know this is not true, but that is the PERCEPTION in the outside
world.

At work, we have quite modern HP hardware and quite up-to-date versions
of VMS, compilers, Rdb etc. I vaguely mentioned a few details to a
former university colleague, whose first impression was that the
computing was quite CONSERVATIVE. Actually, in many respects we are
cutting edge. The PERCEPTION is, though, if one mentions VMS, then
people think of something which hasn't changed much. It must be like
the reaction a one-hit wonder receives, who must be quite depressed if
his best music came afterward but wasn't as popular.

Unfortunately, such perceptions aren't changed by stating the facts.

.

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