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From: doug@wapsyvax.OZ (Doug Robb)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: vms applications in Unix environment.
Message-ID: <283@wapsyvax.OZ>
Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 03:01:32 EST
Article-I.D.: wapsyvax.283
Posted: Fri Oct 30 03:01:32 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 00:05:43 EST
Organization: Psychology, University of Western Australia
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I have a problem in that I need to run a stats package
(SAS) on a vax 750 running 4.3 BSD, or a mvax II (Ultrix)
and unfortunately SAS will only run under VMS. 
No plans are in the pipeline for a Vax Unix version.
The push to have this package or a similar one (SPSS) 
running is so strong that I will have to  actually put VMS 
up on a microvax unless I can come up with another option.
Putting up VMS to run one application will also mean I have to
change the 4.3 to Ultrix on the 750 and use DECnet to replace 
the Berkeley internet network I have currently running.
(because there is a Decnet-Ultrix gateway, but no 4.3 to decnet)
All this for the sake of SAS is an incredible amount of
stuffing around but what can I do? 
Does anyone have any suggestions about 
running a VMS application in Unix enviroment particluarly 
a 4.3 Unix environment? Or alternatively a network option
but having 4.3 BSD on the 750.
Thanks, doug@wapsyvax.oz