Palm top VMS, was: Re: Poulson 6 times more powerful than Tukwilla?

On 2012-07-07, David Froble <davef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

"palm top VAXen"?

Ooops, I'll have find something to mop up the drool. . . !


Serious question, no flame intended ....

Other than seeing the "$" prompt, what would you do with a palm top VAX ??


Think about "palm top VMS" instead of "palm top VAX" especially if it's
running in native mode instead of inside a emulator. There are a wide
range of embedded uses for something in that form factor (or similar
small/portable form factors).

However, it's about 5-10 years too late for that market segment
unfortunately, even if VMS (or something more easily ported which looked
like VMS at a API/capability level) was available for low cost/free;
Linux and various RTOS options have become well established in that area.

Simon.

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