🚀 go-pugleaf

Posts as "Furry Raccoon" in comp.os.vms which is one of his r.t.a. trolling
aliases after forgetting to change his trolling identity back.

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John Travell wrote:
> However much you are able to move off the system disk, the one file that you
> CANNOT move that WILL be written to by the OS under certain circumstances is
> SYS$BASE_IMAGE.

At what frequency is that file updated ? Does that file have some form of
an
index, or is it simply the matter of updating a specific disk block ?

What information is contained in the dynamic information stored in that
base$image ? Can this cause a system to fail to boot, or is the worst that
can
happen is the system, upon booting, doesn't see some bit indicating a
proper
shutdown and then proceeds to do mount verification/rebuild of the system
disk ?

> It is NOT POSSIBLE to create (with released software) a VMS system disk that
> will NEVER be written to.

How do they handle Alphas to boot VMS from CD ?  Or is that really just a
glorified standalone backup system that isn't called "standalone backup" ?

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From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@istop.com>
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Subject: Alpha Roadmap promises...
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As seen on the front page of the VMS web site:

"
In support of its Adaptive Enterprise strategy, HP now delivers on its 
AlphaServer roadmap promise by  introducing two new server models as well
as
new releases of the OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX operating environments. 
"

Talk about unbelievable gobbledeegook. VMS was never mentioned in the
"Adaptive Enterprise" presentation. And HP has just confirmed it has
renegged
on its promises for the Alpha roadmap. So that paragraphs is really rubbing
salt into the wound.

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Of course there will still be a few imbeciles who will argue in support of
JF Mezei.  No use trying to talk some sense into them, they DESERVE Mezei,
they're the same kind.