a rewrite of VMS... yes? a rewrite of VMS... yes?Many years since I read it.
The protagonist (Cutler)and most of his team came from DEC. But it was New Technology+ OS/2.You may recall the short lived agreement; Gates used to kill OS/2. ( I still sometimes mourn the loss of OS/2 still have it on my shelf.)
But Linux works well, and the price is right.