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VAX VMS Emulation Job Posting
VAX VMS Emulation Job Posting
- I received a job posting from a headhunter looking for a "Virtual Memory System – Senior Server Specialist" to support a legacy Concept/VAX/VMS environment.
- The manager's notes for the role described a "little operating system" no longer supported by the vendor, with custom software running within Charon—a virtual container that runs VAX/VMS on Windows.
- The posting was seeking to replace a retiring team member, with only two people left supporting the VMS setup. I humorously wondered if the software was old enough that they had to hire programmers to look for Y2K bugs.
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.