Vax 785 and microcode

From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com>
Date: Fri May 22 21:38:22 1998

Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
>
> Here's a quote from a DEC manual I have:
>
> "The VAX 785 features fast RAM microcode..."
>
> Does that mean the 785 loads all it's microcode from the floppy?
> I've located the rest of a VAX 785 CPU, and I can have it,
> but the brakes in my car have failed (Rather spectacularly, I might add...)
> so they'll have to wait a day or two...
>
> Another thing: The emergency brakes in a Chevy Sprint will NOT stop
> the car in a hurry.
> They will, however, cause the car to SKID in a hurry...
> (No, I didn't hit anyone. But I did scare the bejesus out of myself.)
> -------
A teacher of mine told me many years ago that if you've never wet
your pants behind the wheel, you should never try commuting in
New York or Los Angeles -- you're not braced for the stress.

(I spent many years commuting Los Angeles, now working in NYC I
prefer to take the train, since even the cab drivers are suicidal
idiots -- plus there's this stupid law that you _can't_ turn right
at a red light -- but apparently going straight through red lights
is OK or rules against it are unenforced -- probably the cops find
it safer to chase those making the turn.)
-- 
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
				Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Fri May 22 1998 - 21:38:22 BST

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