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To: SmokingJoe

A couple of things:

Oracle bought RDB and got great cluster technology to build
their Oracle-RAC product-

I still have customers using Alpha servers and VMS- most
TRU64 unix customers have disapeared-they will migrate to Itanium

have only seen a couple of PDP11- runing RSX11m or RT11 for shop control machines-

I still have some customers running Vaxes-purchased about
1988 !! they think it is funny that the app will never be upgraded or replaced.-

I just recieved an order for a used VMS Alphaserver to replaced an older server from 1996! ( they were nervous about getting spare parts)


16 posted on 11/23/2009 8:27:31 PM PST by mj1234
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To: mj1234

DOW rolled out a whole bunch of Vaxen and are upgrading to the IA64 platforms for their production systems after they did a 5 year study on the cost of ownership, after they had all moved over to MS systems. The cost of ownership on VMS was 40-60 less for them on VMS. I make an extra effort to support those folks.


17 posted on 11/23/2009 8:39:59 PM PST by ptshredder (Alignment base on OS.)
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