OpenVMS(OpenVirtualMemorySystem[2]),previouslyknownasVAX11/VMS,VAX/VMSor

(informally)VMS,isacomputerserveroperatingsystemthatrunsonVAX,AlphaandItaniumbased
familiesofcomputers.[3][4][5]Contrarytowhatitsnamesuggests,OpenVMSisnotopensourcesoftware;
however,thesourcelistingsareavailableforpurchase.[6]Unlikemanyothermainframeoriented
operatingsystems,OpenVMShasagraphicaluserinterface(GUI)withcompletegraphicssupport.This
supportwasnotavailableontheoriginalVAX11/VMSsystembutwasincludedwhenDigitalEquipment
Corporation'sVAXstationbecameavailable.WithtimeDECbecameoneofthethreetopselling
workstationsmanufacturer,withlinesspanningthe1980sand1990s.PreviouslyVMSaccesswas
exclusivelydoneviaVT100compatibleterminals.OpenVMShadsupportforprofessionalDTPandCAE
software.[citationneeded]SoftwareforAXPbasedsystemswaspromotedbyDigital'sASAPprogram
(AssociationofSoftwareandApplicationPartners)andcouldbefoundintheextensive"Alpha
ApplicationsCatalog".[7]AXPVMSsupportedOpenGL[8]andAcceleratedGraphicsPort(AGP)graphics
adapters.