4 Jan
2006
4 Jan
'06
12:56 p.m.
On 1/5/06, a.carlini at ntlworld.com <arcarlini at iee.org> wrote:
They were definitely VAXBI with a KA825 (VAX 8250) CPU
and
E+S graphics. The disk was an RD54 on a KFBTA controller.
I saw one once (outside DEC, never inside). It would be
nice to find one, but I doubt that there were that many
of them made.
Well, since I never saw the insides, either, and I was reasonably
certain that they had RD disk, I didn't know there was a BI cage
inside. I had no idea that DEC put RD disks on that platform.
I have an 8300 at home (would love to bump up its memory and CPU
someday), so I know all about small-end BI machines (except how to
finish debugging my broken DWBUA ;-), but I had no idea it was
architecturally close to the VAXstation 8000, even if the model number
is a tip-off.
Thanks for the clarification. As I said, I saw one or two at every
DECUS for a few years about 15 years ago, but never in the field. I'm
sure they were wicked expensive. My employer paid $12,000 for a
stripped (CPU, 12MB, KDB50, DWBUA, no ethernet), used 8200 in, ISTR,
1989 or 1990, and _that_ was a bargain.
-ethan