VMS Question...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is my first venture (or an attempt to venture) into the world of VMS.
> I have a couple of questions:
> 
> 1) Is there an emulator, etc to run OpenVMS on and where can I get it as
> well as OpenVMS?

SIMH (Emulator):		http://simh.trailing-edge.com/
VMS:				http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/

You need to be an Encompass member to get VMS licenses.

> 2) Does OpenVMS support the notion of shared libraries (DLL to you windoze
> users)...

Yes.

> I want to re-port an old application, but want to use OpenVMS instead.  I
> don't have a machine that is capable of running VMS (nor do I have the space
> for one), so an emulator will suffice....

Why don't you get a VAXstation 4000/vlc?  It's one of the tiniest 
pizza-box cases I've ever seen.  Significantly smaller than something 
like a Sun 3/60.

Peace...  Sridhar