From: klovatt@klnet.lugroid.com (Keith Lovatt) Subject: Re: VMS Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 01:17:51 GMT
J. Scott Farrow (farrow@spot.Colorado.EDU) wrote:
[...]
: At any rate, the whole point of this thread was a discussion of why there isn't
: a freeware version of VMS.
Well, you could always get the free DCL emulator for DOS. Has lexicals,
symbols, logicals, and all kinds of other fun stuff. Even swaps itself out
when you run DOS apps.
: <dons asbestos suit>
: I'll grant that there are some features of VMS that UNIX could use, but let's
: face it. VMS isn't going anywhere, and will probably be dead within 5-10 years.
: Nobody wants a freeware version of VMS, so no one will ever write one.
Well, I wouldn't mind one. Mind you I'm running out of processors at home.
Already have Ultrix, Linux, DOS x 2. Gotta save space for NT, or maybe fire up
Coherent again.
: Hell, lets write a freeware version of CP/M or Apple DOS and see who uses it.
Great idea - it'll save me winding up the Kpro again.
Keith.
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