VX42 Multia versus 3000-300X

I have a 3000 600S, 3000 400S, 3000 400, several 5000's and 3100's I'm thinking of taking to VCF next month. I can re-configure this within reason in advance, and most will ship UPS ground relatively well for around $25. I still have to decide what else to take. Anyone need TU56 tapes or other media? Thanks, Paul -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Scott Quinn Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:54 AM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: VX42 Multia versus 3000-300X I might have the opporitunity to get a DEC 3000-300X machine for VMS (175 MHz 21064) I know that 21(1,2,3)64 machines offer substantially improved performance, but for the moment they are out of reach. The question- I'm running VMS currently on a VX42 (233MHz 21066A, 512k cache, 88MB RAM) Multia, and it is quite slow (user response time with AXP-VMS v7.3-1) SPEC-92 indicates that the DEC 3300X will be slower (84/100 for the 300X, 97/112 for (a generic) 21066A/233) Likely, however, the 300X would have better I/O subsystems. Would it be worth messing with, or should I not bother (as far as useablility, not number-crunching prowess)?