uVax Question

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Thu Aug 13 22:14:25 1998

< 1. What is the difference between a MicroVAX, VaxStation, and a
< VaxServer?

Everything or nothing depending on model. generally the
vaxserver/microvax have no or minimal video. Vaxstations are the higher
end video console.

< 2. How desirable are these 3100-30's? That is, is there software
< available, or are there any undesirable traits-- e.g. hard
< to upgrade, can only hold xx amout of RAM, etc?

Popular. the rest I cant answer as they are as unPC as they come. the
disks are SCSI and ram is simms(maybe oddball though).

Generally VMS runs in 4mb but 8mb or more is desireable, with 12mb it
sings and 16mb is the max.

< 3. What kind of display does this use? CRT/Keyboard, or terminal?

Varies from a serial terminal to high end color graphics.

<4. How do I tell the disk size, memory size, etc?

Test 50, show device, show mem at the >>> prompt.

 
< 5. What would be a 'reasonable' price (just a ballpark figure,
< I don't wanna spend $500 on a box that could be had elsewhere
< for $50).

NOT $500! free to 150(loaded). The monitors are worth more than the
systems in some cases.

I'll be selling a few Vaxserver3100 M10es 12meg ram and RZ24l Disk(245mb)
for $60 at MIT FLEA with VMS 5.5 (nolicense but useable for single user
and the DECUS license). This model has no video and uses a regular
terminal (I'm selling VT320s for those that may need).

< 6. Anthing else I should know before committing time/money?

depends on what you know of VAXen and the operating systems that run on
them. (VMS, Ultrix (some not all models), NetBSD netboot, hopefully
scsi support soon).


Allison
Received on Thu Aug 13 1998 - 22:14:25 BST

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