Competing against the mostly 16bit 8088/6 and the 286
the PDP11 was out
front. To match a 16bit cpu against a 32bitter... you must be inhaling!
FWIW, it's been my experience that on problems small enough to be tackled
by the J-11, an 18MHz J-11 eats the VAX-11/780 for lunch.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu