VSI updates VMS port, reports first profitable period
VMS Software Inc. (VSI) reports that its fiscal 2020 showed a profit for the first time in the company’s existence. […]
LegacyOS
HP’s follow-on for PA-RISC loses Linux support
When Hewlett-Packard canceled its hardware futures for PA-RISC on MPE/iX, the vendor promoted its Itanium systems as a replacement. A […]
AWS Cloud stands up as legacy rehosting platform
Legacy OS managers have heard the drumbeat of cloud computing promise for many years. There’s growing evidence as well as […]
Dropping Sun’s hardware helped Amazon survive
A former Amazon manager has shared his story about dropping Sun’s hardware, including SPARC-based workstations and servers, in order to […]
How to use MPE’s Input Files to Make Output
Intrinsics are a wonderful thing to power HP 3000 development and enhancement. There was a time when file information was […]
Some legacy iron is hard to give away
Vendors like Digital and Hewlett-Packard built systems like tanks. High priced, sometimes over-specified, but durable. A recent interchange on the […]
How VMS can perform multifactor authentications
Sometimes the IT kingpins at a VMS-using company sharpen their knives. The need to prune away legacy systems rises anew, […]
Releasing old technology into the wild
In a new year, plans are being made at legacy computing sites for a different year. Some of the smartest […]
Legacy support becomes self-support
MPE sites are feeling a transition pinch approaching in 2021. The operating system is 364 weeks away from losing full […]
New OS, old compiler: never a great mix
OpenVMS fans are debating the merits of putting a legendary legacy compiler onto the newest version of the operating system. […]