djl@tropix.UUCP (08/02/84)
Recently we purchased a vax 750 for the express purpose of
running lens design application programs. The one that is
currently getting the most use is a VMS binary for which
we cannot get source. As a result the people running on the
vax are using Eunice. For those of us who use a real
operating system (unix) on a daily basis VMS/Eunice is
getting to be a pain in the rear.
What I would like to know is if anyone has sucessfully written
a unix program to simulate VMS system calls, similar to what
my understanding of compat does for the chess binary?
If I can find such a program then I can get permission easily
to convert the vax over to unix.
Licensing shouldn't be a problem as we have source licenses for:
system III, system V, system V R. 2, 4.1, 4.2,
V7 (pdp-11), 2.8, and various other tapes.
Feel free to mail me any responses, I would be glad update anyone
else who would like to know. I can also post any responses
back to the net at a later date.
Douglas J Leavitt
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