gauging interest in VAX 6000-530

From: Mike Cheponis <mac_at_Wireless.Com>
Date: Mon Oct 25 01:38:57 1999

>>I seem to remember real world Unibus was mentioned to be up to
>>1-1.2 Megabytes/second so your number may be right. I often wondered
>>if it really got that high in real life...
>
> Unibus runs to 7mb/sec...slow, yes, but not bad for the time it was designed
>and [very widely] used, IMO. I rather like Unibus.
>
> -Dave McGuire

Thanks for that data, Dave.

Unibus, for it's time, was absolutely wonderful. Although a little quirky
(the closer you put a card in the cage to the processor, the higher
priority at that level? And funny Bus Grant continuity cards?), it did
serve as an easy-to-use and flexible I/O bus.

I do think that DEC had some wonderful computers, and I learned most of my
hardcore computer theory on 10s and 11s, and later, VAXes. Great Stuff.

But now obsolete.

But that's why we've all gathered here, right? ;-)

-mac
Received on Mon Oct 25 1999 - 01:38:57 BST