Operating Systems - Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual

Operating Systems

A Choice of
Operating
Systems
OpenVMS AXP
DEC OSF/1
AXP
Digital's Alpha AXP architecture supports multiple operating
systems for your DEC 3000 Model 300 Series AXP system.
This section gives a brief description of the operating systems
currently available for this product:
• OpenVMS AXP
• DEC OSF/1 AXP
Information about installation and operation of each operating
system is provided in system-specific software documentation.
The OpenVMS AXP operating system:
• Is a general-purpose, multiuser operating system that can be
used in many different environments for a wide variety of
applications.
• Promotes ease-of-use and improved programming
productivity, and facilitates system management.
• Offers a combination of commercial strength and open
system benefits, including the following:
integrated networking
system security
distributed computing
windowing capabilities
• Supports a large number of industry standards that facilitate
application portability and interoperability.
The DEC OSF/1 AXP operating system complies with the OSF
Application Environment Specification (AES), which specifies
the interface to support applications that run on a variety of
hardware platforms.
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