VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-07-08 23:53, Sean Caron wrote:
> I was wondering along those lines myself earlier this morning... I am
> thinking, regardless of how many may have originally been produced, I bet
> if you gathered up all the VAXen in the hands of collectors now; big and
> small; bussed and bus-less, I bet you'd end up with only a few hundred
> machines, tops, including those of us with multiples :O I'm curious exactly
> how accurate that perception is... maybe I'm way off? The more the merrier
> as far as I'm concerned :O

I don't have any firm data, but I suspect it's way beyond that.
Only among the people I know personally, and clubs, I'll probably be 
able to count around 20 (if not more). And that is a very small circle 
of people compared to the whole world.

	Johnny

>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Alan Perry <aperry at snowmoose.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> How many microvaxen were made? I think that would be a lot more work,
>> wouldn't it?
>>
>> alan
>>
>>
>> On 7/6/15 11:52 PM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> will this include micro vax  also?   Ed#
>>>      In a message dated 7/6/2015 8:03:25 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>>> aperry at snowmoose.com writes:
>>>
>>> Is there  any interest in starting a VAX-11/750 registry?  I wouldn't
>>> mind  knowing who else out there has one and where they are now.  If you
>>> are interested, send me e-mail  (vax11-750 at snowmoose.com).
>>>
>>> alan
>>>
>>> On 7/4/15 1:40 PM, Toby Thain  wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2015-07-04 4:35 PM, Mattis Lind wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well.  Despite all recent VAX-11/750 bashing it actually booted both
>>>>> VMS  6.1
>>>>> and Ultrix-32 4.0 today. ...
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW. The  CPU of the 11/750 is contained on five extended HEX boards,
>>>>>    (L0002, L0003, L0004, L0008, L0011/L0016/L0022). Then there is the
>>>>> optional
>>>>> RMD (L0006) module and possible MBA and  extra unibus adapters.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used a SCSI2SD card connected  to a Emulex UC17 board.
>>>>>
>>>>> A booting 750:
>>>>>    ...
>>>>>
>>>>> ULTRIX V4.0 (Rev. 161)  (vax)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    login: root
>>>>>
>>>>>    Password:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> As a fellow 11/750 owner (sadly,  not yet restored), I salute you!
>>>>
>>>>    --Toby
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>


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