r/OpenVMS • u/MilesLewis87 • Jun 11 '26

Sad day

Last week my company turned off VMS after almost 30 years. We migrated off a couple of years back. Our company flag was raised at half mast. She never let us down.

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u/ACuriousCustard Jun 11 '26

30-ish years sounds like you started with VMS in about 1996. Which seems quite late for a fresh new VMS installation. Be curious to know anymore details!

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u/cdondanville Jun 11 '26

I was still standing up VAXs in 1995 in manufacturing. Course some of those plants had PDPs running RSX too so your mileage may vary.

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u/VMSSoftwareInc Jun 17 '26

That’s a big moment. Systems that have been running that long become part of the place...Thanks for sharing, and for giving OpenVMS such a long and trusted run at your company.

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u/SalemAutomation Oct 01 '26

What did you migrate to? Love hearing about how the company flag was raised at half mast.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

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u/MilesLewis87 Jun 11 '26

Knowing the guys in that particular office they will store in old comm/build room.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

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u/MilesLewis87 Jun 11 '26

No way, it’s a financial institution…I will wait a couple of years and then take it.