Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 May 1999 01:40:58 -0500 (CDT) | From | Yoink! <> | Subject | Re: Ken Thompson interview in IEEE Computer magazine |
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On Thu, 6 May 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > boxes, maybe (but unlikely) on DEC Alpha boxes. In roughly that order. > > DEC Alpha boxes running VMS are very very common in critical systems. The > clustering and the superb batch performance matter a lot.
Correct. Not to go into too much detail ( :p ) but VMS is an integeral part of the United State's electronic tax payment system.
So is NCR actually... But no aix, linux or Sun that I know of. Very little NT (web servers and workstations). The VAX's, btw, are there to stay.
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