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How Big Is VMS?

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77 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.274s | source
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jamesy0ung ◴[03 Apr 25 21:08 UTC] No.43575439[source]▶
Is there any reason to use VMS today other than for existing applications that cannot be migrated? I've heard its reliability is legendary, but I've never tried it myself. The 1 year licensed VM seems excessively annoying. Is it just old and esoteric, or does it still have practical use? At least with Linux, multiple vendors release and support distros and it is mainstream, whereas with VMS, you'd be stuck with VSI.
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1. icedchai ◴[03 Apr 25 21:46 UTC] No.43575847[source]▶
It's fun for hobbyists! The first multi-user system I used happened to be a VAX/VMS system, so it brings me back to my youth. I have a VAX running in simh, complete with compilers. The release, VMS 7.3, is almost 25 years old.