VAX-11? and some C64 stuff

First, there was the PDP/8 which came out in the sixties. It was a largish "Minicomputer" meaning it didn't fill a room like the IBM 360's, but you couldn't exactly toss it in a closet either. Then came the PDP/11, which was a bit smaller and 16-Bit in the seventies. Then came the VAX 11/750, Digital's first 32-Bit mainframe, in the late seventies/early eighties, and dominated the minicomputer market for quite a while. The first VAXes where large cabinet sized affairs, needing wacky 380V power mains and hard drives the size of a decent size car transmission. Then came the VAXStation 2000, which had almost all the power of a VAX 11/750 in a case the size of a largish shoebox. The home minicomputer was born. Through the eighties DEC still made the huge company-running VAX 7000's, 8000's, 9000's, and 10000's, but also made smaller workstation-style counterparts, the VAX 3100's, 4000's, MicroVAXes, VAXStations, and VAX-Servers. You can pick up a 3100 or 2000 for under $50 if you look hard. 4000's are nicer and run upwards $100. You'll want to get a VAXStation, as opposed to a MicroVAX, cause it supports a monitor, MicroVAX's are terminal controlled. Also, you'll need the special DEC monitor that goes with whatever station you are buying, you can't use a chincy PC compatable monitor with a VAXStation. Good luck and happy VAXing! ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rollins" <rexstout(a)uswest.net> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 3:24 PM Subject: VAX-11? and some C64 stuff