DS200 and some other DEC stuff...

From: Adam Fritzler <afritz_at_delphid.ml.org>
Date: Wed Aug 12 03:11:33 1998

Quick question: what's a DEC DS200? (I'm assuming it means DECstation
200, but I'm also guessing it's x86-based and has no relation to the
larger MIPS-based systems).

Another question: what would be a reasonable offer for a stripped
DECsystem 5500? The guy seems to want a (IMHO) ridiculous price for it
(somewhere around US$900 as far as I can tell). He seems to think he can
sell it to someone that will use it to it's full potential, pitting it
against modern high-end machines. My offer, needless to say, was no where
near what he wanted! From what I can tell the DS5500 would be not much
more than a rare novelty (it IS a Qbus-based MIPS, after all), let alone a
competitor to modern servers. (I don't think it was even that much faster
than it's TC relatives.)

Also, is there a FAQ or something somewhere explaining common hardware?
I'd like explanation on the DECmate as well, but that seems like it would
be a FAQ by now.

af

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