2 Jan
2002
2 Jan
'02
8:37 a.m.
On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I've an opinion, but it's probably not what
you want to hear. No amount of
RD53's is worth a KA650 CPU! I'd personally value a MicroVAX I CPU higher
than RD53 drives. Now an RQDX1 or RQDX2 for a RD53 might be more like i.
Well, that's sort of my [untutored] view too, but hey. I guess it's
what you want & when. He's doing strictly PDP stuff, so the VAX boards
are gathering dust.
I also forgot to ask the other pertinent question. Assuming I can
replace the DEQNA ethernet adapter, do I *need* local disks? I'm
thinking a TK50, and a remote filesystem. MFM drives have never tripped
my trigger.
Doc