At 11:07 PM -0500 8/21/07, Jason T wrote:
On 8/21/07, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at
aracnet.com> wrote:
At the same time this is the first photograph
I've ever seen of one
of these systems. Somewhere I have the golden egg describing it.
Zane
Hah, the price is insane. Love those ebay "liquidators." Was that
the last ever VAX?
The price is not insane, ELI is a legitimate DEC reseller who just
happens to have an eBay presence. A top of the line VAX can still go
for big $$$'s as there are those looking to stay on real hardware,
while upgrading their existing hardware. The interesting thing about
these is that with the right option you can add Q-Bus slots.
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/SOC_Archives/80755.html
I'm not sure, but I believe you can still buy these and a few other
models from HP.
What I find amusing is that these are still worth big bucks, while
something like the DS20E is dropping significantly in price.
Zane
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