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    SubjectRe: FreeVMS?
    On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Drew Eckhardt wrote:
    > >> > I know that this is not the most appropriate place the ask, but is there
    > >> > any development on a VMS clone?? A VMS for x86 and other hardware could b
    > >e
    > >> > particularly interesting...
    > >>
    > >> You're kidding, right?
    > >
    > >Actually, I've heard that someone is working on a TRS-80 port to x86
    >
    > Huh?
    >
    > TRS-80 was the brand name Radio Shack sold their computer hardware
    > under. Depending on which model you had, you could run TRS-DOS,
    > CPM, and/or XENIX; or OS/9.

    In the immortal words from Foghorn, Leghorn, "I say, it's a joke, son!"

    It seemed to me that a VMS port would seem as ridiculous as a Trash-80
    port. Well, OK, maybe I should have specified which OS, I meant TRSDOS.

    Actually, maybe I could write an emulator, I've still got all those
    floppies still.......


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