DEC distribution tapes - VAX vs RISC

From: jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de <(jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de)>
Date: Sat Mar 9 11:59:25 2002

On 8 Mar, Mzthompson_at_aol.com wrote:

> So the question is when did the RISC series of processors come into
> use, and are these 'unmarked' tapes likely for VAX?
The DECstation 3100 was the first RISC Unix workstation made by DEC. It
came in 1989 to the market. (At least in good old Germany.) From there
on none of the new MicroVAXen / VAXstations was supported by Ultrix.
AFAIK Ultrix 3.0 was current at that time.
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tschuess,
          Jochen
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