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Virtual Memory System, a multi-user, multitasking, virtual memory operating system that runs on the VAX and Alpha lines of minicomputers and workstations, originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation.VMS was introduced in 1977 and the first customer version shipped in 1978 along with the first VAX minicomputer. The operating system was renamed to OpenVMS in the early 1990's.In 1998, Compaq aquired DEC. Compaq announced the port of the OS to the Itanium Processor Family in 2001.Subsequently, Hewlett Packard aquired Compaq and has maintained roadmaps for the OS, committing to the Itanium port, and they successfully demonstrated OpenVMS booted on an Itanium in early 2003.FreeVMS is an initiative to rewrite the OpenVMS operating system and associated utilities under a public license.


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FreeVMS - VMS only runs on VAX and Alpha processors. FreeVMS is intended for Alpha, i386+, PowerPC, SPARC; coded in C, according to VMS system specifications, but temporarily based on Linux kernel. [Open Source, GPL]
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Jeff Cameron's Open VMS pages - VMS optimization, DCL programming tricks and guides to managing VAX/VMS.
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OpenVMS Educational Licenses - Information on OpenVMS licenses for schools.
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Montagar Software Concepts - Specializes in providing consulting and products for Digital's OpenVMS VAX and Alpha/AXP platforms.
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OpenVMS Certification Tests - Interactive quizzes for the OpenVMS certification.
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Info-VAX Mailing List Archives - Archives from 1996-present.
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DJE Systems VMS Archive - Conceptual articles on the structure and use of FreeVMS and OpenVMS.
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FreeVMS: freshmeat.net - OpenVMS-like operating system, to run on several architectures: Alpha, i386, and PPC. POSIX kernel and DCL command line interpreter. Only architecture now supported: i386.
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VMS Tuning - Guidelines for optimizing VMS systems.
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OSdata.com: OpenVMS - Introduction to VMS and OpenVMS operating systems: brief clear descriptions, links, user groups, books.
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Polarfox VMS Portal - Information on the VMS operating system.
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j2vms - Open source software to call OpenVMS system services from a Java environment.
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DECUServe Journals - Archive of DEC conference notes.
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CCSS Corp. - Specialists in OpenVMS system management and training. Supporting VAX and Alpha systems.
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DEC Material - Documentation and utility source code for VAXstation 2000, VAXstation 3100, and Q-bus. Includes source code for PGP and Wget.
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DECwindows User's Guide - Manual for the DECwindows system.
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OpenVMS.org: The Gold Standard - Current news, announcements, and feature articles of interest to OpenVMS users. Also contains interactive forums for job search and resume post.
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Software Resources International - Offers software migration services. A VAX hardware emulation package is available, allowing a PC to install and run the VAX version of OpenVMS.
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OpenVMS: High Time HP Sold It? - With over a year since Hewlett-Packard Compaq merger, it is about time HP decided what to do with OpenVMS. Its limbo state is beyond all reason. It is still better than Unix, Linux, Windows for security, clustering. [The Inquirer]
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If OpenVMS is Profitable, Where's the Money Going? - HP should be more active with marketing it, or sell it to concentrate on less profitable product lines it is so enamored with. If OpenVMS is as profitable as claimed, where is the money going? [The Inquirer]
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OpenVMS Training: PARSEC Group - As an certified partner of Hewlett Packard, PARSEC offers a full range of OpenVMS training courses.
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Hewlett Packard: OpenVMS Systems - Product information, FAQs and online documentation for OpenVMS.
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OpenVMS Hobbyist Program - A program that enables OpenVMS enthusiasts to obtain OpenVMS Operating System Licenses and over 100 OpenVMS layered products for their VAX, Alpha or Itanium hardware for Individual use and education.
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Computing.Net - OpenVMS Forum - A web forum concerned with OpenVMS.
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Open VMS for Itanium almost ready to roll - Hewlett Packard announce the availability of OpenVMS 8.1 for Itanium based systems.
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Digital Press - Publisher specializing in computer topics, including OpenVMS.
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Robert Gezelter Software Consultant - OpenVMS Related Pages (Practice Areas, Sessions, Articles) - A consulting practice with a substantial emphasis on OpenVMS and related matters. Links to past articles and conference sessions (OpenVMS and other topics), including complete copies of many presentations.
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e i g h t - c u b e d . c o m - A day in the life of an OpenVMS systems manager. Articles and tutorials on systems management and programming for the OpenVMS Operating System.
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Hack-proof and crash resistant - have you discovered the OS world's best-kept secret? - Computer Weekly: OpenVMS offers unmatched robustness for business-critical apps
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OpenVMS: An Old Dog Still Doing New Tricks - Though some have thought that OpenVMS is yesterday's operating system, it's actually powering a lot of businesses, showing off its security and reliability.
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MPJZ's OpenVMS - Resources for OpenVMS on the Web.
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Undocumented OpenVMS features - OpenVMS features that never were documented by Digital.
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OpenVMS Survives and Thrives - The OpenVMS operating system has a new lease on life with increased user interest as it moves to 64-bit Itanium.
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Old VMS Databases Never Die - OpenVMS databases dating back to the 1980s are still helping run many large enterprises.
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