12 Nov
2005
12 Nov
'05
5:16 p.m.
On 11/12/2005 at 4:03 PM Doc Shipley wrote:
When I got the Fortune stuff I mentioned in my
earlier post, I did
some research. Almost all the references I found were newsgroup posts
bemoaning the quality of both the 32:16 and of Fortune's customer
service. Nobody seemed surprised that Fortune didn't last.
Well, let's face it, Unix on a what--8 or 12 Mhz 68K isn't the best
solution in the world. It wasn't until support for virtual memory was
added to 68K systems and Unix that a real workhorse was possible.
Heaven knows, there were plenty of 68K systems being paraded around as
being Unix-capable. In about 1985, the firm I was with decided to add to
the VAX 11/750 they had. I wanted to simply add another 750, but was
overruled by a department manager who claimed that a Plexus 68K box was
more economical and just as efficient--using, as evidence, some phonied-up
benchmark results.
What a miserable experience that was--so slow it was almost useless.
So, I guess the Fortune terminal that I've got is more torch-scavenging
material--it's got a nice power supply.
Cheers,
Chuck