From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 10/29/2025 2:48 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > On 2025-10-29, Dennis Boone  wrote:   
   >>> It seems being a very good technical effort. So perhaps some investment.   
   >>> I cannot understand the (business) goal. But it seems investement is   
   >>> possible - but not for bare metal :( -.   
   >   
   > The (potential) business goal is obvious if you have wide enough viewpoint   
   > and not just a VMS-specific viewpoint.   
      
   > And VSI would not be putting the effort into this unless customers   
   > had indicated interest for such an approach.   
      
   Yes.   
      
   I have never considered it a problem to transfer files   
   between PC and VMS and to do some work on VMS (DCL   
   commands, EVE editor) in a terminal window.   
      
   If someone really want GUI, then DECWindows still   
   works (even though look and feel is 30+ years old).   
      
   But what people that learned VMS when a real VT220   
   or VT320 was "it" consider easy is not so relevant.   
      
   I assume VSI must have heard from customers and ISV's   
   that the ability to develop on PC is important.   
      
   Otherwise the investment in first VMS IDE and   
   now XDE does not make sense.   
      
   Arne   
      
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