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From: =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Subject: Re: Porting VMS versus building a new spacecraft
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 09:20:44 -0400
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On 6/7/2024 8:36 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> $ set response/mode=good_natured
> 
> It occurred to me yesterday that Elon Musk has been able to build and
> successfully fly (mostly) a new rocket and spacecraft in less time than
> it has taken to port VMS to x86-64. :-)

Money is a good fuel for making things happen.

SpaceX has received a lot of money in funding.

Per wikipedia:

early - 100 M$ Musk + 100 M$ other + 800 M$ NASA
2015 - 1 B$ Google and Fidelity
2017 - 350 M$
2019 - 1.33 B$
2020 - 1.9 B$
2021 - 1.61 B$

I am willing to predict that if VSI has received billions
of dollars in funding then they could have gotten VMS x86-86
done faster.

VAX->Alpha was done by DEC when they were still one of
the biggest IT companies in the world. Alpha->Itanium
was done by HP when HP was one of the biggest IT companies
in the world.

Arne