29 Jun
2000
29 Jun
'00
1:39 p.m.
Hi!
Shoot, my first two VAXen were a VAXstation II/RC and MicroVAX II. I sure
My first VAX was a MicroVAX II, and I would recommend it as the first
machine. Well, my config just worked and I had nothing to fix, so that's
an advantage, too, of course. But I was (and still am) pretty happy with
this machine.
wouldn't recommend either as first systems unless
they're picked up for
free. If they're still running on MFM disks, you'll probably have a real
headache getting the system running. I love Q-Bus systems, but don't think
What's so bad with MFM disks? My MVII is running 4x RD54, and it works
just fine!
Um... I saw this on eBay yesterday, and as I read it,
it's basically just
the CPU. I'm sorry, I do not consider this a good first system. I
If you have to build around with the system, or you have to fix it first,
than it's probably not a good choice.
Bye,
Freddy