26 Oct
2011
26 Oct
'11
6:19 a.m.
>> I laughed out loud at the
"supercomputers" part. Nice machines, but
>> supercomputers they weren't, even when new.
> I don't think it could even have been
considered the most powerful
> computers made by DEC, at the time.
Oh, Hell, no.
There's no doubt that the 11/70 was not a supercomputer in any sense of
the definition.
Wasn't the 11/70 in a class of machines called "supermini"
computers...machines that were based on the architecture of
minicomputers, but with CPU extensions(e.g., multiple CPU modes[kernel,
supervisor, user]), larger memory capacity(including virtual memory
capabilities), and significantly improved I/O architectures and
bandwidth? I wonder if the poster of the auction on eBay misread
"supermini" and thought "supercomputer"?
I'm probably giving WAY too much benefit of the doubt to the auction
poster.
-Rick