On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:24:01 -0400 David Boyes said: >> I didn't know that OpenVMS could run on Intel Itaniums, but >> it sounds way cool. >Yes. It's a relatively recent development (and about 20 years too late >-- we could have been spared Windows entirely if DEC had bought a clue >way back when...*sigh*), but it's actually fueling a renaissance in VMS >usage. VMS is a nice, tight, secure, easy to manage system, with decent >batch and tape processing capabilities, and excellent compilers and >compatibility with the IBM extensions for COBOL, a decent CICS >replacement, etc, etc. It's a terrific replacement for small VSE and >z/OS shops who can't get an affordable z system these days. HP doesn't >seem to have such a huge problem with hobbyist use, either. >Now if someone would port REXX to VMS instead of DCL... hmm. Now that's >a useful thought.
Regina doesn't have a specific OpenVMS download, but it does claim support http://regina-rexx.sourceforge.net/index.html and the 3.4 change log (from Dec 2007) has - Better VMS support courtesy of Bernard Giroud The 3.0 change log has this entry as part of its restrictions for strict ANSI mode: BIFS not allowed: All VMS F$ functions /ahw
