NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #20/NN_1992_20.iso/spool/comp/sys/dec/4864

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From: [e-mail] (Fred Velijanian)
Subject: Re: OpenVMS, OSF/1, Windows NT...oh my!
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Date: 6 Sep 92 18:45:02 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>machines.  I understand that the "alpha chip" will be able to run
>OSF/1, OpenVMS and Windows NT.  What I want to know is will the same
>physical machine be capable of running any one of the three? ......

So far DEC has shown OSF/1 and OpenVMS running on the same Alpha
machine types (desktop and deskside workstations) in various shows.
There have also been announcements about an Alpha based Windows NT
PC under development (using PC type components like bus and graphics).
My personal feeling is that it will take a while for OSF/1 and OpenVMS
to be ported to the Alpha PC since so many drivers need to be written
for them, but don't know what the status of WNT is on the workstations
and servers.

Also note that the ability to run various O/S's on the same box may
not necessarily mean that you receive the license to run all O/S's
with the box. For example if you buy a VAX which is capable of VMS and
Ultrix right now, you only get the license to run one of them. The
license for the other OS is an extra charge item.

While we are on the same subject, does anyone want to "guess" what
the Alpha based systems are going to be called? Somehow ALPHAstation,
ALPHAsystem and ALPHAserver don't sound right!

Fred Velijanian
University of California, Irvine
[e-mail]