In 1998, DEC was acquired by Compaq, and in 2001, Compaq was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. The DEC line, including the VAX/VMS system, was discontinued and faded from the market.
And yet it lives on today. Here’s how.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/long-gone-dec-is-still-powering-the-world-of-computing/
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@estherschindler I worked for DEC a couple of years in the latter part of the 90's, so knew a lot of this history. VAX/VMS was way ahead of its time. Thanks for the link to this article.