Re: MicroVax hardware compatibility

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From: Roger Ivie
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 16:55

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In article <12927@hydra.gatech.EDU>, bb16@prism.gatech.EDU (Scott Bostater) writes:
> I hope this doesn't sound too naive, but....
> 
> I have some software written for VMS version 4.6 that makes use of a PDP-11
> backward compatibility mode.  I want to run the software on a microvax.  Is
> this backward compatibility mode going to shoot me in the foot?  
> 

Yes. MicroVAXen don't have PDP-11 compatability mode. The best you can do
is maybe get that code interpreted by some VAX software.

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