> >I'm guessing the Alphabook will still be faster than an emulated VAX
> >on a 1GHz laptop, since that will probably be about the equivalent
> >to a MV3600 (that's what the Charon emulator claims, IIRC). The
> >Alphabook was a bit faster.
>
> I'll do some performance comparisons when SIMH runs OpenVMS and no,
> before you ask, I don't have an AlphaBook but I do have other Alpha
> hardware that is likely to have similar performance.
I'll certainly use SIMH with OpenVMS once it's working, too.
> >Still, once the IPF port is done, we should be able to take any
> >standard IPF laptop and load OpenVMS IPF on it.
>
> Indeedy, one of the best surprises of the IPF port but I suspect
> the IPF laptops will be a) heavy, b) expensive, c) hot and d) have
> a short battery life when run at full speed....
Yes, I think that will be the case at first, but advances in technology
will take care of those problems fairly quickly.
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