3 Oct
2001
3 Oct
'01
3:16 p.m.
--- Absurdly Obtuse <vance(a)ikickass.org> wrote:
Depending on the exact time frame, it could be the DEC VAX 11/730 that
was the machine everyone was drooling over. Or the IBM S/38.
For *home*? I first laid hands on an 11/730 when it was current, but
we never drooled over it. Drooled while waiting for it to boot, perhaps...
(That was fixed by a properly built boot cassette - the one from DEC
took about 20 min to seek around and find its stuff).
It's right up there with the MicroVAX-I for speed!
OTOH, it's the second smallest Unibus VAX (the 11/725 is smaller - same
backplane as the 11/730-Z, but in a roll-around box, not a 19" rack),
and you could use one in an office/home setting.
-ethan
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