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OpenVMS on Workstations?

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The Question is:

 
Is OpenVMS and it's layered products going to be supported on future Alpha
workstations?
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  Yes.
 
  All discussions of specific I/O peripheral support aside, the OpenVMS
  Wizard expects current and future Alpha workstations will have support
  for OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard is aware of no plans to implement any operating system
  restrictions on the current and on the currently-planned Compaq Alpha
  server and workstation systems.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard is aware of recent (misleading) discussions around
  restrictions in console programs that prevent use of OpenVMS on various
  Alpha systems.   While there were such restrictions implemented in the
  consoles used on DIGITAL Server and DIGITAL Professional Workstation "-a"
  series systems, restrictions that were intended to permit only Microsoft
  Windows NT to bootstrap on the systems -- no such restrictions are
  planned for new systems.  (The OpenVMS Wizard has inferred that Linux
  also apparently bootstraps on these Windows NT "only" systems.)
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 18-OCT-1999 )
     
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