22 Jan
2014
22 Jan
'14
1:27 a.m.
Wasn't there a discussion on that thing a while back?
It's an rtVAX 300... Very interesting card...
Anyway, as far as the VAXBrick goes, I'd think somewhere around $500 or slightly less
for the CPU itself, and probably at least that for a system that could hold it... I
thought I'd read it could work in a BA215, which would be a pretty nice setup.
I'm sure the guy won't take it...
-Ben
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] on behalf of
Holm Tiffe [holm at freibergnet.de]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 1:43 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: VAXBrick value?
P Gebhardt wrote:
Yes, I know what it is. The "Brick" at this board was also described as a
VAX Brick here in the past, So I've asked what was meant..
Regards,
Holm
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What do you mean with "VAX-Brick" ?
That one?
http://www.tiffe.de/Robotron/PDP-VAX/rtVAX300/isa300-1.jpg
Regards,
Holm
The VAXbrick is an update-solution for VAX 3000 and VAX 4000-200 based systems.
There is still some information at HP:
"CPU and memory from pre-upgrade system must be removed.
The VAX 4000-50 Brick is a sealed unit which takes up the CPU and Memory
slots in a MicroVAX 3000 series, VAX 4000-200 system, BA215, BA211,
BA430 or BA431 enclosures. Must have VMS minimum version of 5.5-2h4 or
6.1 or higher, VMS 6.0 not supported."
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=de&lc=de&dlc=de&…
The board on your picture displays a unit to be specifically used for realtime
applications and, from my point of view, is thus not meant to be used as an upgrade for
typical "general purpose" vax-based applications. I didn't know rtVAX was
also offered on boards with ISA-interface, though.
Kind regards,
Pierre 