gauging interest in VAX 6000-530

From: Mike Cheponis <mac_at_Wireless.Com>
Date: Tue Oct 26 17:02:13 1999

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Chris Kennedy wrote:
> Mike Cheponis wrote:

> *sighs* And it's just as easy to demonstrate cases where multiple
> buses are superior to a single, faster bus. What does this have to do
> with old iron?

I do not accept your assertion, simply because you asserted it(!).

Relevance to old iron? Because old iron had lots of busses, new ones don't.

Why is that?


> I'd suggest any early 80's or later text on system or CPU architecture.

Tnx for your refs, I'll look 'em up.


> Could you please take this to one of the architecture groups? It
> really doesn't seem to belong here.

Chris, I didn't bring this up. I am merely trying to keep cannards out of
the discussion. Truth must prevail, eh? Fuzzy thinking must be eliminated,
etc.

> Best,
> Chris

same! -mac
Received on Tue Oct 26 1999 - 17:02:13 BST