VAXen (was Re: Approaching Scrappers)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed Oct 20 17:17:07 1999

I wrote:
> I'd like a 780, 782, 785, or the little-known 787. If anyone has one
> in or near Silicon Valley, let me know.

Allison wrote:
> 787??? fictional machine. it was a tricked out 785 thats all. As far as
> I know there was never a engineering project inside dec to make the 787
> or even targeted as that.

I've seen a photo of a machine with a 787 legend. It had started life
as a 782, and been upgraded to 785 CPUs. The owners claimed that DEC
had supplied the 787 legend, but perhaps they were mistaken.
Received on Wed Oct 20 1999 - 17:17:07 BST