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From: Chris Townley <news@cct-net.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Why are VSI so focused on Sweden ?
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:08:48 +0000
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On 28/10/2024 23:17, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-10-28 at 21:43 +0000, Chris Townley wrote:
>>>> 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!
> 
> I only wish I could indulge it more often. But the hobbyist programme
> of old is dead.

Have you thought of applying for the Ambassador role?

-- 
Chris