Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:13:37 - "Dave Wade" wrote: > > > > > > You can't seriously mean that you think that a 32-bit application and > > > a 64-bit application would be expected to be compatible with each > > > other? I would expect the 32-bit code to work in 32-bit

Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

> > > > You can't seriously mean that you think that a 32-bit application and > > a 64-bit application would be expected to be compatible with each other? > > I would expect the 32-bit code to work in 32-bit mode, but having it > > work if you are in 64-bit mode is a ridiculous expectation. > >

Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

On 2016-02-22 10:48, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:07:10 +0100 Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2016-02-22 07:07, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: However, we see that Intel's hardware compatability is only of academic interest because virtually none of the OS or

Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:07:10 +0100 Johnny Billquist wrote: > On 2016-02-22 07:07, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: > > However, we see that Intel's hardware compatability is only of academic > > interest because virtually none of the OS or apps for several > > generations of Intel

Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

On 2016-02-22 07:07, li...@openmailbox.org wrote: On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 08:50:45 -0500 Clem Cole wrote: To pick on DEC (or IBM), the later generations of their respective ISAs cannot boot the older OS – which Intel’s primary ISA can – and that is what started this discussion. I

Re: [Simh] Compatibility you can use Was: VAX/VMS

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 08:50:45 -0500 Clem Cole wrote: > To pick on DEC (or IBM), the later generations of their respective ISAs > cannot boot the older OS – which Intel’s primary ISA can – and that is > what started this discussion. I can't speak to DEC's issues but with IBM has