paul (01/03/83)
Does anyone out there have first hand experience with Unix and VMS installations coexisting or cooperating? Is it possible? Here is the situation here, in a nutshell. In the EE department, we run Unix. There are some people here who work with Med school people. It looks like the Med school/hospital people will be getting 750s, and are deciding between Unix and VMS. Unix will be compatible with us, VMS with other hospitals they do work with. What are your points of view on decision factors? Does anyone have Unix/VMS in close quarters, i.e. one research project spread between two operating systems? How is VMS C? Any Unix look-alikes running? Just wondering. Thanks in advance. PS. I think the general issue of VMS vs Unix would support a good debate, even in a Unix environment like USENET. Any takers?
mckeeman (01/04/83)
We have a single VAX and run both Unix and VMS on a schedule that changes
fairly often. It is, of course, a pain in the keyboard. We attempt to
minimize the difficulties by:
1. running the same editors in both environments (vi and emacs)
2. allowing read-only file transfers from the "other side"
We may duplicate other facilities also when time, energy and opportunity permit.
The worst problem is not being in continuous contact with unix mail. It is
both our internal communication medium and connection to the outside world.
I think we are most likely to "solve" this problem by moving the mail service
to our Wang VS100 and treating the VAX as just one more link in usenet. But
that would be a fair amount of work which we may or may not choose to do. I
would be interested in other "solutions" you folks out there might have.
/s/ Bill McKeeman, Wang Institute
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