VAX9000 unearthed

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 2/18/22 13:30, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote:
> 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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Maybe, maybe not.  Failure to sell may have resulted in scrapping.
When I had to get rid of my last big iron vaxen at the University
it was made quite clear that if I didn't find them a home in a very
short time they would be scrapped.

bill