MicroVAX I

[Rob Jarratt]

Even though the 730 is also pretty slow, I would love to have one if anyone in the UK has one going spare....

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Zane Healy
> via cctalk
> Sent: 13 August 2018 18:39
> To: Jon Elson <elson at pico-systems.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and
> Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Cc: General at ezwind.net; robertbeauchamp33 at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: MicroVAX I
> 
> 
> > On Aug 13, 2018, at 9:12 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 08/12/2018 10:36 PM, robertbeauchamp33--- via cctalk wrote:
> >> My mother is moving and her spouse has a MicroVax I he bought new
> back in 1984 for some crazy amount. I don’t see this model listed in your
> chart? Can you tell me if there is any value to this machine? He also has two
> original monitors.
> >>
> >>
> > Wow, relatively rare.  Other than historical interest, there's pretty much no
> "value" in it.  It was a performance DOG.
> >
> > Jon
> 
> The VAX-11/725 and VAX-11/730 is equally bad performance wise.  A
> MicroVAX I is 0.3 VUPS, and a MicroVAX II is 0.9 VUPS.
> 
> http://www.people.vcu.edu/~agnew/MVAX/VAX-PERF.HTML
> 
> Zane