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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: No Oracle Standard Edition planned for VMS on IA64
Date: 7 Jul 2006 18:07:00 -0500
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In article <1152310054.695221.93970@35g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, "joel garry" <joel-garry@home.com> writes:

> Isn't it about 8 years since Compaq sent out the 10-year sunset notice
> for VMS?  (0r was that Alpha?)  Since I haven't touched VMS for 10
> years, it's just nostalgia for me.

You need to read more carefully.

The notices have been N-year "guarantees" of support, not statements
that support would stop after that time period.