5 Nov
2000
5 Nov
'00
2:50 a.m.
Allison wrote:
Dammit, I was talking about new build. I know about the upgrades.
None did. From MVII on the term became just
Microvax despite going
from MVIII, Nvax, NVAX-5 and other varients of the VAX on a chip.
if You wanted a MicrovaxIII cpu in a new box you bought a Microvax3x00
(3200, 3400).
Bzzt! I've *personally* seen a BA123 MicroVAX II get upgraded to
a MicroVAX III complete with a new nameplate with that name. It did
NOT just say "MicroVAX". Maybe some did not, but it's flat-out incorrect to
say that there were
not machines with official "MicroVAX III" nameplates.
Ok, go to the old catalogs and try and buy a MicrovaxIII system as new
build.
The upgrade programs was a Field Circus project, successful but often
off the usual track.
Allison