VAX9000 unearthed
Josh Dersch
derschjo at gmail.com
Fri Feb 18 12:30:16 CST 2022
On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 6:55 AM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> Speaking of vector processors: there's a very obscure DEC processor, the
> DEC MPP. I remember seeing the processor architecture document when it was
> being designed, not sure why. It's a very-RISC machine, just a few
> instructions, but lots of cores especially for that time -- 256? More?
> Recently I saw it mentioned in some documents, apparently it did get
> produced and shipped, perhaps only in small numbers. I wonder if any have
> been preserved.
There was one listed on eBay for an obscene (like $500k?) price for quite
awhile, don't see it listed right now though. Somehow I doubt it sold.
But at least there's one out there, somewhere...
- Josh
> As far as I know there is no family connection between that machine and
> anything else DEC did before or since.
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> paul
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