Beside UNIX, OpenVMS is one of the oldest but still actively developed operating systems. Since its introduction back in 1977 for the VAX architecture (Virtual Address Extension) it already survided two major platform switches: DEC Alpha (1992 - 1994) and Intel Itanium (2001). Recently, VMS Software, Inc. (VSI) …

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Many administrators or IT enthusiasts still might know Common Desktop Environment (CDE) from old UNIX days. Introduced in 1993, it was Unix's standard desktop for HP-UX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris and Tru64 for more than 10 years. Even if Solaris dropped its CDE support 3 years ago, the old desktop is still used in HP-UX, …

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This week the annual "OpenVMS Technical Update Days 2012" has been taking place at HP. Like every year the event's focus was the technical progress of OpenVMS. I'm quite new to OpenVMS and recently discovered the operating system. For me it was the first time I've been to the OpenVMS TUDs. The agenda was extensive and …

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