Wang VS systems around?

[Jim Battle]

Al Kossow wrote:
> I've been grinding through the stack of early 80's Wang VS docs
> William Donzelli loaned me, and was wondering how many people have
> these systems in their collections, and if there was any later docs
> or software out there.
> 
> Seemed like a fairly decent system midrange system.


Believe it or not, the Wang VS still lives on.  Thomas Junker, who for a 
long time was one of the last real champions of the Wang VS, has 
actually revived the Wang VS family.  Getronics bought out Wang and then 
essentially milked the dwindling user base without introducing new products.

Thomas took the initiative, hired a programmer, and wrote a Linux-based 
emulator for the VS family.  Enough time had passed the a fast PC with 
his emulation software is still much faster than the old high end 
machines.  He worked with Getronics to make it legal and they are now in 
some kind of cooperative arrangement.

Thomas Junker's page:
	http://www.tjunker.com/

TransVirtual Systems page:
	http://www.transvirtualsystems.com/