Re: VMS->UNIX port experiences?

In article <3v5a1s$j5e_at_inn-amct.atc.alcoa.com>, gilber01_at_ssw.alcoa.com says...
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>In article <806708884snz_at_osil.demon.co.uk>, Dave Herdman
 <dherdman_at_osil.demon.co.uk> says:
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>>Hi
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>>We are looking at porting a fairly big V7 application from AXP VMS
>>to UNIX (probably AIX). Any one out there done this { they must have!}
>>There is quite a lot of C code for reports and IAP exits etc
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>Out of curiousity ... why are you moving from Alpha OpenVMS to AIX.
>Does Oracle not support the DEC platforms (even DEV UNIX) as well as
>the real UNIX shops?????
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>Jill
>gilber01_at_ssw.alcoa.com

Ditto. Why are you moving to UNIX? And if you must move to UNIX, why not move to Digital UNIX? Your Alpha hardware already supports it - all you need is a license and the Digital UNIX kit.

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Lisa Roderick
Applications Systems Engineering Performance Group
Digital Equipment Corporation
Nashua, NH
lisa.roderick_at_zko.mts.dec.com