DECmigrate Running OpenVMS Alpha and ULTRIX RISC applications on Alpha DECmigrate translates OpenVMS VAX and ULTRIX RISC applications into programs that run on Alpha! Regardless of the source language, you can run most user-mode, non-privileged applications on Alpha straight away -- without disrupting your work environment and without waiting for the source code to be ported.

DECmigrate is a binary translator -- it converts a binary executable (that is, compiled) program for OpenVMS VAX or ULTRIX RISC on MIPS into a binary executable program optimized for OpenVMS Alpha or DIGITAL UNIX. To convert the code, DECmigrate works like a compiler: it uses the binary code for Alpha or MIPS as if it were source code and generates equivalent native Alpha binaries. The original and newly translated binaries are functionally the same, but the translated versions run faster, taking advantage of Alpha's superior performance.

Separate DECmigrate products are available for the OpenVMS Alpha and DIGITAL UNIX platforms:

To order DECmigrate, contact your nearest sales office or call 1-800-DIGITAL from within the US.

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