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- (1) Virtual Memory System The operating system for Digital Equipment's VAX series Digital was acquired by Compaq and then HP. VMS was introduced in 1977 for the VAX...
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- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureA correction(?)[i]and a new proprietory OS called VMS - that eventually became the basis for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0[/i]The first version of Windows NT was 3.5, not 4.0.Also, I think its not correct to say VMS formed the basis of NT. It is true...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- The strangest thing about the IBM System 38, now sold as the i5, is that IBM has consistently under-sold and under rated what has been, since the beginning, its best technical product. by Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- About the Windows Server 2008 stack
- About the Windows Server 2008 stackNeed to corre t your article linkthe link is half the articlebut good points about MS centric users who haven't looked outside their little worldRE: About the Windows Server 2008 stackI believe the Windows registry predates MS getting any influence from the VMS world. (In...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- A difference in philosophy
- A difference in philosophyDeveloper HandholdingMS has worked hard to develop software components that can be used to more efficiently build robust software. This is a Good Thing, and I don't think it is in the least bit inconsistent with "Unix" philosophy.The problem is, when faced with a choice between...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Itanium gives OpenVMS new lease on life
- Itanium gives OpenVMS new lease on lifeIt worked thenIf an OS works well, then why go to something new like Windows or Linux. If I remember, Unix was a contemporary of VMS and UNIX needed to be rebranded as Linux in order to make a modest comeback. VMS,...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-16
- HP to rejuvenate OpenVMS on Monday
- HP to rejuvenate OpenVMS on MondayVMSWMS was a great OS. I worked with it for several years (mid- to late-80s) on the VAX and MicroVAX platforms. Even *nix and Linux don't compare, in my opinion.Carl RapsonA brief wlalk down memory laneOh, VMS and the VAX....My first real taste of Enterprise...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-14
- Check Point's optimistic pessimist
- Check Point's optimistic pessimistCheck Point's optimistic pessimistHow about making securemote client start when I want it to and not on every boot up?Someone got it right"Microsoft historically picked the VMS approach. It actually hired the same guy who was in charge of VMS development."Back in the day, it was...
- Discussion threads 2004-10-20
- HP brings OpenVMS to the SuperDome
- HP brings OpenVMS to the SuperDomeToo tought to kill!Better than "just good enough".Stop rewriting history!!The first 64bit Alpha VMs systems were brought out by *Digital*! Porting to 64bit is nothing new, many of us did it then. We've been waiting for the rest of the world to catch...
- Discussion threads 2004-05-07
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- Radiator 4.5.1 (Mac)
- Radiator RADIUS server is flexible, extensible, and authenticates from a huge range of auth methods, including Wireless, TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, FAST, SQL, proxy, DBM, files, LDAP, NIS+, password, NT SAM, Emerald, Platypus, Freeside, TACACS+, PAM, external, OPIE, POP3, EAP, Active Directory and Apple Password Server. Interoperates with Vasco Digipass,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-16
- No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
- And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7
- You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- The real pros and cons of server virtualization
- YepVMwear is starting to look like Windoze - adding unneeded functionality just because it can. Moving VMs around from server to server live - is COOL. But why do you need it? If you are on a consolidation binge and utilization is king, then there will be no "extra" capacity...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-07
- Disk2vhd 1.3 (Windows)
- Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft's Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines VMs. You can run Disk2vhd on a system that is online. Disk2vhd uses Windows' Volume Snapshot capability, introduced in...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
- Why bother with a new standard?What Intel needs to do is use the pre-existing motherboard form factors like Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX. Why can't they just design a board in the Mini-ITX form factor for a single-socket Xeon 3400-series processor with ECC RAM and dual-GBe ports with the standard fare...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- My Top Scary Technology Trends
- The Most Terrifying:Google.Kills good companies by handing out "freebies". VERY scary.Machines replacing humansI thought they were tools to enhance our experience on earth.The worst is when customer is an AI telephone. "I'm sorry, could you repeat your last phrase. I did not understand". I thought the buttons were bad enough.RE:...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server
- What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack
- For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- What Windows7 could mean for Linux
- Microsoft visual studio is very nice : slick, easy to use, a good match for Windows7 and Server 2008 - but so completely out of step with the cloud computing and rental applications Microsoft wants to sell that marketing push is already feeling increasing resistance as it approaches the immovable...
- Blog posts 2009-10-24
- Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards
- No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Report: Microsoft prepping now for next beta of Security Essentials
- I have been invitedThe e-mail contains a link to a survey, and they will select the beta testers from the respondents by November 1.An excerpt form the mail:''In the coming months we will be rolling out an ongoing beta program. As part of the Microsoft Security Essentials ongoing beta program,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
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