| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
Had an interesting question posed to me today. Customer is looking for information on releases of OpenVMS VAX and Alpha starting with 6.0 ... when did they become the same release functionally and will they continue to be the same functionally. Just general information. The technical info they will look in release notes, new features, cover letters etc.. thanks.. Gary
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| 86.1 | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Fri Jan 24 1997 10:24 | 10 | |
It was with V6.1 that "parity" was said to have been reached between the platforms, though there were still a few differences. However, after that, Alpha started to add features faster than VAX and this trend will continue. There are some features that will likely never be made available on VAX, but others will be implemented on both platforms. At the normal user programming level, the two platforms will be very similar for a long time to come. If you want a more complete statement, you should contact a product manager. Steve | |||||
| 86.2 | AUSS::GARSON | DECcharity Program Office | Mon Jan 27 1997 16:39 | 4 | |
re .0
The major area where one would expect Alpha to develop and VAX not is
memory management e.g. 64 bit addressing.
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