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The Question is: What operating systems are supported by OpenVMS? The Answer is : OpenVMS is an operating system, and it runs on various VAX, Alpha and Itanium platforms, as well as on hardware emulations. The OpenVMS operating system is packaged for each of these three hardware architectures, and known respectively as OpenVMS VAX, OpenVMS Alpha, and OpenVMS I64. Various hardware emulators have been implemented upon OpenVMS, allowing other operating systems to bootstrap within the emulated environment. Limitations here generally involve those of the operating system within the emulated environment and of the emulated environment itself. Various hardware emulators have been implemented on various operating systems and hardware platforms, allowing OpenVMS to bootstrap within the emulated environment. OpenVMS (of the appropriate architecture) will operate on various of the available emulators, assuming sufficient correctness of the particular hardware emulation that OpenVMS would be running upon. For an introduction to OpenVMS and to the hardware platforms as well as to some of the available documentation and historical information, please see the OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document. For pointers to some of the available hardware emulators, please see the FAQ. VAX, Alpha and Itanium systems are available from various used-equipment vendors, and HP offers new and potentially also refurbished Alpha and Itanium (HP Integrity) systems. Licenses for OpenVMS are available. (The OpenVMS Wizard will assume appropriate licenses for OpenVMS and for any hardware emulator in use.)
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