FreeVMS 0.3.2 Released
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 31st Jan 2007 21:51 UTC, submitted by mariuz
OSNews, Generic OSes FreeVMS is an OpenVMS-like operating system; it consists of a POSIX kernel and a DCL command line interpreter. The only architectures currently supported are i386 and x86-64. Version 0.3.2 has just been released and you can grab it from the ftp server. It is probably wise to read the USE file before diving into FreeVMS. News: support for DCL open/read/close, and all open/read/write/close with VMS-style logicals, some I/O counts, DCL show status, and a better-looking show system.
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Would have
by KenJackson on Wed 31st Jan 2007 22:28 UTC
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2005-07-18

It's a shame this didn't come out in 1990. I was working on VAXes then and would have really appreciated it.

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I miss OS-native versioning.
by snozzberry on Wed 31st Jan 2007 23:13 UTC
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2005-11-14

VMS jockey from the late 1980s here. VMS was a geek badge of its very own.

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Neat
by Jojotdfb on Thu 1st Feb 2007 00:02 UTC
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2005-07-08

I wonder if it runs in virtual pc or vmware. I've always wanted to tool around in vms and didn't really want to buy an openvms cd.

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RE: Neat
by Jedd on Thu 1st Feb 2007 03:24 UTC in reply to "Neat"
Jedd Member since:
2005-07-06

Have you tried http://deathrow.vistech.net
They offer free VMS shell accounts with full DCL access and mail, etc.

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RE[2]: Neat
by Jojotdfb on Thu 1st Feb 2007 14:55 UTC in reply to "RE: Neat"
Jojotdfb Member since:
2005-07-08

hmmm, I guess I know what I'm doing tonight ;)

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