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From: Chris Townley <news@cct-net.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Why are VSI so focused on Sweden ?
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:43:54 +0000
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On 28/10/2024 20:09, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-10-28 at 15:08 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> Sweden does have VMS users. But so does other European countries.
>>>> I
>>>> would expect UK to have more than Sweden. Bigger country.
>>>
>>> That's what I thought as well.
>>
>> Sweden does have VMS users left. And so does the UK.
>>
>> I believe VMS is mostly gone from Denmark. Despite once
>> being very widely used .
>>
>> Back in the 80's and early 90's VMS was used by several
>> big manufacturing companies, 2 out of 3 telcos, 1 oil company,
>> 1 mid size bank, several parts of the government, lots
>> of educational institutions (out of 9 big higher education
>> institutions, then 3 were VMS shops, 3 used VMS some places
>> and only 3 did not use VMS).
> 
> I developed an addiction to VMS at university during the 90s!

You obviously went to a good University!

-- 
Chris