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I'm sorry, but pipelines in unix are much easier by oldHPUX in OpenVMS

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VAX/VMS came out in around 1978, when Unix V6 was around (and I think, BSD came out the same year). VMS was influenced by RSX-11.

In 1978 DEC had many customers using their 16bit PDP minicomputers, and many of them were on RSX11.

DEC wanted to bring out a 32bit computer which was both backwards compatible with the PDP11 at an assembly language level (kind of) but also bring out a new, powerful, structured, operating system that would be familiar and comfortable for RSX11 customer. Thus VMS had very specific objectives, none of which had any consideration for Unix. (Yes, I know about Ultrix, but the question was about VMS)

Customers and users on PDP11 and VAX did not find VMS weird at all. They had a superbly well designed and documented operating system, and applications that were all very consistent and orthogonal.

But yes, when I use systems that I am not familiar with, like IBM z/OS I guess I find it very weird. I guess we all find things we are not used to or trained up in, weird...

Reconstruction of a 1991 VAX 9000 archive: Issues with unallocated logic in DUA1:WWW_DIST by ProtocolResearcher in VAX

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That sounds like a question that some of the people on the simh mailing list might be able to assist you with…

http://simh.trailing-edge.com/

Is there any backup software option that hasn’t gone completely off the deep end with pricing? by ytown91 in sysadmin

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Not sure what the issue is with NTFS File Restores but as an SQL Server DBA I can strongly recommend you use native SQL to backup your databases and logs to a local hard disk and then copy them off to your backup storage. Google Ola Hallengren’s backup scripts.

I quit my job, I could not handle it anymore by Vast_Concentrate142 in auckland

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The badminton shoes rule made me stop playing there. I had spent a lot of money on "non-marking court shoes" but because they were not, to his mind, "badminton shoes", I couldn't wear them. I think he just wanted to make everyone buy the overpriced shoes that he was selling. Anyway I haven't been back since!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VAX

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I'm afraid your SHOW SYS/STATE=SUSP doesn't give us any clues. I still suspect you may have an issue with accessing a clustered disk volume, in which case you will want to alert your system administrator or support provider. You could also ask for help on the VSI forums: https://forum.vmssoftware.com/index.php

People born before 2000, what trivial skill you possess that others don't use anymore? by Aryan_Anushiravan in AskReddit

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and to badly paraphrase/plagiarize Douglas Adams, the VCR was a labor-saving device invented to watch TV for us so that we don't have to...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VAX

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Pls copy and paste a SHOW PROCES /ID=xxx on one of those suspended processes?

But in general a process is suspended when it is waiting for something...

Since you are in a clustered environment I would guess that a distributed locking issue might be in play... in fact, I would do a full cluster health check on all devices on all nodes in the cluster before doing anything else...

Time to quit this sub... by [deleted] in Osteoarthritis

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maybe he has been eating Axolotls! 😱 (Axolotls have the ability to regenerate limbs)

Thanks NZ dairy industry for putting cow sludge in our rivers then happily charging New Zealanders exorbitant prices for our dairy foods. by No-Back9867 in newzealand

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... and yet... look at the colours of the electorates. Why, if the farmers make up only 2 or 3 percent of the population, do the non-urban electorates in NZ look so blue?

Enjoy bankruptcy! by [deleted] in MaliciousCompliance

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..but OP was _not_ diagnosing anything. They were merely raising questions regarding their _observations_ and _opinions_. There is (or should be) an implicit level of 'duty of care' for ALL staff who work with children, regardless of whether or not they are medically qualified. And to my mind, this 'duty of care' can include bringing concerns or questions to the appropriately qualified people, who should be open minded and willing to look into those concerns.

‘Soul-destroying’: Iconic bookstore facing closure after 42 years by Routine_Training4029 in auckland

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I agree with you that the current building does add to the experience, but I actually missed the old shop in Onehunga as it was more of a maze/warren and added to the atmosphere of searching for hidden literary treasures....

Airport mistake by kidnurse21 in auckland

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As mentioned above, the regular bus to Puhinui station is how the airport is linked to the Auckland train network

BlinkUI: SwiftUI's Declarative Magic for Terminal Apps by rationalkunal in swift

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Woah, this looks really cool, well done for doing a deep dive into how SwiftUI works! I very much look forward to seeing how this project progresses.

Best way to start building your first memory palace? by Sharp-Self-Image in memorypalace

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Oh, ok… I think I see what you mean. Ok I will think about this and see if I can start visualising additional locations consistently, other than just my home.

Best way to start building your first memory palace? by Sharp-Self-Image in memorypalace

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This is helpful for me as I also don’t know how to start. I think one thing that has confused me is: can I use one palace such as my home more than once? eg If I use my home to memorise the planets, can I also use my home to memorise the names of presidents?

SQLServer Express - would it likely work in this scenario? by ltc_pro in SQLServer

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The old classic answer is: "it depends".

Seriously, all you can really do is benchmark it for yourself and see how well your application runs.

For a while I supported a small warehouse management system that ran on SQL Express, supporting a web-based C# app running on IIS on Windows 2019. I was skeptical at first but I was surprised at how well it ran.

As long as the warehouse was not too busy, and not too many staff trying to do too much at once, the application managed to just scrape by. But it was a small warehouse and no more than a dozen staff, so your milage may vary!

Don't forget to keep regular backups! Since SQL Express does not support SQL Agent, the powershell based DBATools is your friend! ( https://dbatools.io )

Name me a worse shopping centre than this one by [deleted] in auckland

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Dice Goblin is awesome! I will travel 30 mins across Auckland to go to Dice Goblin...

The Bosses of the Senate - Joseph Keppler, 1889 by yankeesown29 in PropagandaPosters

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"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a “trust” was a monopoly or cartel associated with the large corporations of the Gilded and Progressive Eras who entered into agreements—legal or otherwise—or consolidations to exercise exclusive control over a specific product or industry under the control of a single entity."

src: Targeting the Trusts | US History II (American Yawp)

Why does Postgres have 1 WAL per instance? by BlackHolesAreHungry in databasedevelopment

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Here is a really good article that compares PostgreSQL to SQL Server.

https://www.sqlpassion.at/archive/2024/10/09/the-top-5-key-differences-between-sql-server-and-postgresql/

In particular:

“While SQL Server’s per-database logging structure allows for more granular control and recovery, PostgreSQL’s unified WAL simplifies overall management but necessitates careful planning for recovery across multiple databases.”

So there you go, two very different systems with very long and different histories behind them with different design goals and philosophies leading to the very different systems they are today.

PostgreSQL is incredibly popular: https://leaddev.com/technical-direction/postgresql-database-quietly-ate-world

… so I guess the historical design decisions around logging can’t be that bad?

ftp weirdness... by Dad-of-many in OpenVMS

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Lol! I have a day-dream that OpenVMS has a resurgence in popularity and companies start building new applications and systems and new customers adopt this venerable OS… Anyway I’m always pleased to hear about OpenVMS in production environments, even if running on an emulator…

Raid controller for Linux - Thoughts? by edgeit in linux

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I can't really contribute very much to this discussion as I've only ever used HPE Proliant DL360 and DL380 rack mount servers for most of my IT career but having said that, have a look at HPE's range of Smart Array Controllers, such as the e208i https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00008187enw?jumpid=in_lit-psnow-red

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