VAX9000 unearthed

[Wayne S]

If you get the 9000 make sure to also get the software licenses.
A user on the Discord site just recently acquired 2 Vax 9000 so you might want to join and ask about his experience.

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> On Feb 18, 2022, at 10:31, Josh Dersch via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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...
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> - Josh
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>> 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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