Comments for VMS Spoken Here http://www.stanq.com/blog Stanley Quayle and Quayle Consulting Inc. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:42:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Ancient Computers Still in Use by BeachTech http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-585 BeachTech Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:42:32 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=142#comment-585 <strong>BeachTech...</strong> [...]Ancient Computers Still in Use « VMS Spoken Here[...]... BeachTech…

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]]> Comment on Hello from New Hampshire — Birthplace of VMS by Stan http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=115&cpage=1#comment-254 Stan Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:22:26 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=115#comment-254 I received this correction from Andy Goldstein, who was present at the birth of VMS up through development of the latest version, V8.4: VMS development started in the mill, in Maynard, MA, in 1975. All development of both the VAX-11/780 and VMS V1.0 happened in the mill. VMS was moved to Tewksbury in fall, 1978 right after V1.0 shipped. Spit Brook (Nashua) was built in 1980 and VMS moved there in the fall of 1980 after VMS V2.0 shipped. - Andy I received this correction from Andy Goldstein, who was present at the birth of VMS up through development of the latest version, V8.4:

VMS development started in the mill, in Maynard, MA, in 1975. All development of both the VAX-11/780 and VMS V1.0 happened in the mill. VMS was moved to Tewksbury in fall, 1978 right after V1.0 shipped. Spit Brook (Nashua) was built in 1980 and VMS moved there in the fall of 1980 after VMS V2.0 shipped.

- Andy

]]> Comment on Does “Consultant” mean “Between Jobs”? by Stan http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=105&cpage=1#comment-253 Stan Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:35:25 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=105#comment-253 Oh, if you are "between jobs", I found a useful link: http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/7-ways-to-land-great-consulting-work-while-in-between-jobs/ Oh, if you are “between jobs”, I found a useful link:

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/7-ways-to-land-great-consulting-work-while-in-between-jobs/

]]> Comment on Goodbye, ISDN! by admin http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-109 admin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:55:26 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39#comment-109 Regarding the post from SYSMGR "I should switch to a analogue lines but it would cost me substantially more than your $7 per line, and each month." That was $7 MORE per line. My monthly bill was about $52 per month for the ISDN line. Regarding the post from SYSMGR

“I should switch to a analogue lines but it would cost me substantially more than your $7 per line, and each month.”

That was $7 MORE per line. My monthly bill was about $52 per month for the ISDN line.

]]> Comment on Goodbye, ISDN! by admin http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-108 admin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:51:59 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39#comment-108 Well, the cutover slipped from August into early September. Someone showed up on August 26th, but he only does analog. AT&T had somehow magically canceled the work orders to get the conversion done. After a half-dozen phone calls with managers, I was able to get it rescheduled for the first week of September. I lost another hour or two getting the proper services configured on my "new" lines. Seems like the goal is to sell you *everything* instead of what you need. I did finally get someone on the phone that was both knowledgeable and helpful. I do wind up saving a few dollars a month compared to ISDN. Well, the cutover slipped from August into early September. Someone showed up on August 26th, but he only does analog. AT&T had somehow magically canceled the work orders to get the conversion done.

After a half-dozen phone calls with managers, I was able to get it rescheduled for the first week of September.

I lost another hour or two getting the proper services configured on my “new” lines. Seems like the goal is to sell you *everything* instead of what you need. I did finally get someone on the phone that was both knowledgeable and helpful.

I do wind up saving a few dollars a month compared to ISDN.

]]> Comment on Goodbye, ISDN! by SYSMGR http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-106 SYSMGR Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:01:32 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=39#comment-106 Really weird. I'm using IDSL about the same period, and my connection is ADSL over ISDN (1024 down, 512 up, or doubled? I don't remember). Never a problem, but I don't hassle around with features (I can handle my own PABX myself) . I should switch to a analogue lines but it would cost me substantially more than your $7 per line, and each month. And loosing the extra's... But I'm in Europe, and that may be the difference :) Really weird. I’m using IDSL about the same period, and my connection is ADSL over ISDN (1024 down, 512 up, or doubled? I don’t remember).
Never a problem, but I don’t hassle around with features (I can handle my own PABX myself) . I should switch to a analogue lines but it would cost me substantially more than your $7 per line, and each month. And loosing the extra’s…
But I’m in Europe, and that may be the difference :)

]]> Comment on MASS-11 Software by admin http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-91 admin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:03:28 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=11#comment-91 I'd didn't mean to imply that your company was dead, just that your focus is not MASS-11 anymore. Glad to see that someone's reading my blog! I’d didn’t mean to imply that your company was dead, just that your focus is not MASS-11 anymore. Glad to see that someone’s reading my blog!

]]> Comment on MASS-11 Software by napdynmite http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-90 napdynmite Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:19:41 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=11#comment-90 "They only do conversions now" Actually Microsystems does very little conversion business. Our primary business is our document quality control (DocXtools) and document creation (D3) software. I know this is an older post, but this was true in June 2007 as well. “They only do conversions now”

Actually Microsystems does very little conversion business. Our primary business is our document quality control (DocXtools) and document creation (D3) software. I know this is an older post, but this was true in June 2007 as well.

]]> Comment on HP *does* celebrate VMS by admin http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-30 admin Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:18:48 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=24#comment-30 Thank goodness I kept it. The VMS page was only up for a few days. Thank goodness I kept it. The VMS page was only up for a few days.

]]> Comment on Quayle Consulting at 15 by admin http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-13 admin Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:58:28 +0000 http://www.stanq.com/blog/?p=21#comment-13 Another funny thing -- CRISP Automation was spun out of Square D, and lives on. And who supports their VMS software? And ported it to Alpha and Itanium? You're at the site right now... Another funny thing — CRISP Automation was spun out of Square D, and lives on. And who supports their VMS software? And ported it to Alpha and Itanium? You’re at the site right now…

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