Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 13:33:10 -0600 (MDT)
From: Roger Ivie <IVIE AT cc DOT usu DOT edu>
Subject: Re: ClosedDos???
To: OPENDOS AT delorie DOT com
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Arkanoid wrote:
> > From: Roger Ivie <IVIE AT cc DOT usu DOT edu>
> > > Hmm.. but look at VMS versions: more C - higher hadrware requirements.
> > > V4 used 2Mb RAM,V6 uses 16!
> >
> > V1 was 512K. VAX/VMS does not use C in the kernel, even at V7.1; you cannot
> > blame C for the increase in VAX/VMS memory requirements.
> 
> The system is not just the kernel: i mean what you see when you type
> "show memory"..

You are complaining that modern VAXen have more memory installed than
old VAXen? What does that have to do with C?

VMS has historically used all available high-level languages for the
utilities. Rumor has it that a goal of the VMS team was to have at least
one crucial system utility written in each language so that management
could not unbundle the runtime libraries for the languages from the
operating system.

Looking at the listings for VAX/VMS 6.1, the bulk of the utilities are
still in Bliss. How can C be responsible for code bloat of Bliss code?

Roger Ivie
ivie AT cc DOT usu DOT edu