At 02:48 PM 11-03-98 -0800, Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
[785 question]
Here's a question: What's the differences between a VAX 785 and a 780?
5 :-)
Physically identical (you can upgrade/downgrade to your heart's content).
Basically an 11/785 is an 11/780 with a faster CPU. An 11/780 is 1VUP (by
definition) and an 11/785 is 1.5VUP.
I used to look after (both hardware and software) 11/780s and 11/785s. The
last pair were known as black (11/785) and blue (11/780) as the 785 had
originally been an Intergraph system and was repainted black. Black and
blue also reflected on my fingers/body/etc - these systems are heavy.
After having fun with these systems we replaced them with 8800 series
VAXen. At one stage I looked after 4 and we had another 2 under Digital
maintenance. Now those were the good old days....
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