The company I left in 2010 still had several vital systems running on VAX/VMS. It was a bloody timebomb.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 18 Aug 2020, 11:32,
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PDP11??
Smart light bulbs have probably more computing power than the old PDP11
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There were three VAX 4000s, clustered together sharing a stack of SCSI disks with at least one failed disk in there. I couldn't tell you what subtypes they were except that the name Model 500 seems to ring a bell.
My interaction with them was limited to pressing the power button and running whatever arcane command was required to get them running again whenever the power had died.
I couldn't even tell you if they had functional backups.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 18 Aug 2020, 13:50,
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C4NDL3$!
18 years...woooow...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Tue 18 Aug 2020, 22:11,
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I'm all grown up
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 18 Aug 2020, 22:54,
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if it works, it works
though I'd guess finding experienced staff will become an ever greater headache. Suspect the virus will prompt a move towards change as the old grey heads become fewer.
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