--- Antonio Carlini <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com> wrote:
>
> >2) What are the differences between the 4000VLC and the 4000-500?...
> Whether any of this matters or not depends on what the VAX is supposed
> to do. If they wanted an OpenVMS compute engine, almost any cheap
> Alpha would eat both of the above for breakfast, so I assume that there
> is either a software constraint (e.g. VAX-only 3rd party s/w) or a
> hardware one (must use this Q-bus interface card).
I got a cheap Alpha - a DEC 4000 (1 180MHz CPU, 385MB RAM, three disk
trays, TLZ07, RRD42, DEC 4mm DAT) from the Uni Surplus. I'd rather
it have been a VAX 4000. I _do_ have 3rd-party Qbus cards - Mine!
I have *no* need for Futurebus+.
You are right, though; it does make a nice OpenVMS engine. It's
everything I ever wanted in a VAX, minus ancient peripheral
compatibility and 32-bit binary compatibility (meaning I can't
run stuff off my old backups).
If I didn't have so much legacy stuff, it would *really* be neat. As it
is, I probably spend more time with a uVAX-II powered up than this
guy (and more time on the 8200 still)
-ethan
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Received on Wed Sep 25 2002 - 18:00:00 BST