escaping DOS

[Ryan Powers]

Fairlight said:

> Windows NT was supposed to be based partly on VMS, the story went.  I
> remember which version it was, because I remember all the initials were
> one
> forward between VMS and WNT, and that association was made at the same
> time.
> 
> If you've never had the displeasure of "working" with VMS (in itself a
> bit
> of a misnomer, possibly an oxymoron), I don't really recommend it.


When I was in college they had the beginnings of VMS and you could do things
like Gopher through an IBM XT, or maybe an Apple (there were a handful). The
year after I graduated they brought in dozens and dozens of VAX terminals
and it was quickly all the rage. 

I helped my wife set up a profile after studying the manual for awhile. The
language is one of the most arcane I've ever seen. 


- Ryan