Date   : Fri, 08 Apr 1983 19:00:10 CST
From   : Dave Johnson <dbj.rice@rand-relay.arpa>
Subject: Re: vax vms &unix

Hi!  Your message about running Unix and VMS concurrently was forwarded
to me from someone here who reads Info-CPM.  I think that I can answer
most of the questions you raised in that message.  First of all, you are
correct that it is not possible run both VMS and Unix at the same time
on the same machine.  However, I, along with a few other people here at
Rice University, am writing a Unix simulation called Phoenix to run under
VAX/VMS that allows nearly any Unix program to run unmodified under VMS.
Phoenix provides complete Unix compatibility down to the object code level
with only minor exceptions not yet completely implemented.  Programs
currently running here include the "Bourne" shell, the C shell (with almost
full job control), Gosling's Emacs, vi, uucp, Franz lisp, (name your
favorite large Unix program here probably...).  The system is not quite
complete, but should be ready for distribution in a month or two.  It will
be available for only a modest distribution charge to all sites with a Bell
Unix license.  I'm not on Info-CPM, so for more information, mail
directly to me, or (preferably) to:

                Phoenix-request@rice                    CSNet
                Phoenix-request.rice@Rand-Relay         Apra
                ...lbl-csam!rice!phoenix-request        uucp


                                        Dave Johnson
                                        Dept. of Math Science
                                        Rice University
                                        Houston, TX