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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...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Digital Equipment Corp., VMS, data-processing

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

Tags: IBM iSeries, Theory, RDBMS, Digital Equipment Corp., Unix, Machine, IBM Corp., VMS, Phone Book, Databases, Storage, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, 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...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., IPv6, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, VMS, Windows Server 2008 stack, Microsoft Windows Server, registry, Unix, Microsoft Windows

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...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., Unix, Microsoft Corp., VMS

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,...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, VMS, HP OpenVMS, Linux, Intel Itanium

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...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP OpenVMS, IBM Corp., VMS, Unix, Digital Equipment Corp.

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...

Tags: VMS, optimistic pessimist, pessimist, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

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...

Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Servers, VAXen, VMS, Superdome, HP OpenVMS, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2004-05-07

Additional Resources

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...

Tags: Disk, Microsoft Corp., Volume, Disk2vhd, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Virtualization

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...

Tags: Servers, MicroServer, server, Mini-ITX, Intel Corp., HP MediaSmart

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:...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Google Inc., hardware, virtualization

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. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet

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. ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Radiator 4.5 (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,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Consultant, Apple Mac OS, LDAP, Network Security, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Linux, Directory Services, Ssl/Tls, Digital Security, Software, Enterprise Software, Networking, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-26

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...

Tags: Client-server, Linux, Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

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...

Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics

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,...

Tags: Servers, MSE, Security Essentials, OneCare, security, beta, server, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Let's get 64-bit sorted out before we think about 128-bit!

Yes, it is time for 128 bitWhile 32 bit is not quite history yet it should be considered for history in the next release of windows which leaves us with 64 bit apps. However, apps continue to evolve requiring more memory and to do more for us. It is better...

Tags: Network technology, 128-bit, 64-bit, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade

Compiz support for linux guest?Anyone know if VMware or Virtualbox does this yet?Create vms...If you can create VMs, what is the limit on this? Why is it still "player" - or is it a virtual PC-like product now?RE: Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgradeGreat piece of software....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Free VMware Player, Free VMware Player 3.0 RC

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

PC vs. Mac: It's not zero sum

Or...In 85% of cases the Mac is a secondary PC to a Windows OEM machine.And, of course, that doesn't include the Mac users who use Windows on their Macs rather than a separate Windows box. See, you can cut statistics any way you want.Macs are PC'sA better question would have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-05