Re: VAX emulation/simulation (was Re: systemd-timesyncd)
On 8 Jan 2024, at 9:17, Bret Busby wrote:
> But, apart from the functionality that I have not seen in any other operating system, of using an extra file descriptor of version number, so the whole filename would be something like
> <filename>.<extension>;<version number>
> (I am not sure whether that syntax is correct - I have not used VAX/VMS, for about 35-40 years)
> retaining (from memory) up to the last seven versions of a file, really, why bother?
It was also a feature (with slightly different syntax) of DEC's
TOPS-20, before VAX/VMS was released. I don't recall what the
limit on retained versions was.
...
Niall
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