Linked by Robert Gezelter on Tue 18th Jul 2006 11:57 UTC
In its initial concept, OpenVMS (then VAX/VMS) sought to provide the functionality and capabilities of a mainframe-class system at a small fraction of the size and cost, while at the same time providing higher levels of reliability and integrity. These goals were achieved by what has become OpenVMS' hallmark, an
emphasis on integrity and architectural leverage. Note: This is an entry to our OS Contest.
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You know, the way you can create aliases for disk drives reminds me of AmigaOS. Can you do that also on a directory basis? AmigaOS assigned several aliases by default, like LIBS: to SYS:Libs/ and SYS: to the boot drive root directory (often DF0: or DH0:).
And now for the childish comment: I found it funny that there are at least two common acronyms used in the OpenVMS world that are also real persons in computer science or a related field: AST and RMS. (Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Richard M. Stallman, resp.)