[Simh] off-topic basic translator

[Robert Thomas]

I'm sure that I'm missing something, but VAX/VMS runs very well under SIMH.
If you have access to the hobbyist program it is straightforward to install
VMS and Basic.  We have a number of very old Basic programs that haven't yet
been converted to Itanium VMS 8.4 that when they are needed (approximately
once per year), we start SIMH on a PC and boot the "MicroVAX".  It never
ceases to amaze us how small and efficient SIMH, the VAX emulators, VMS with
all of the layered products are when compared to the "modern" operating
systems.  The performance of the emulated MicroVAX on a relatively recent PC
is very good.

 

When properly configured, the emulated MicroVAX system can become part of a
cluster (although there is no official support for mixed VAX 7.3 and
Itanium-64 8.4 clusters).  We are able to use DECWindows/MOTIF to connect
from PC's and VMS systems to the emulated system. 

 

Sincerely,

Robert F. Thomas

A. S. Thomas, Inc.

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Norwood, MA USA 02062
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* mail to: rft at asthomas.com

 

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