3 is a magic number [ RE: How the West Kicked Butt ]

Joe Barrera (joebar@MICROSOFT.com)
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 23:34:13 -0700


Didn't it take three releases to produce a usable MicroVAX? Okay, at
least two...

BTW check out the MicroVAX Systems FAQ page at
http://anacin.nsc.vcu.edu/~jim/mvax/mvax_faq.html if you're feeling
nostalgic. (Some of the old Mach work I did was on an old MicroVAX II -
with a really chirpy (noisy) disk. Kernel makes took FOREVER, even if
you changed just a single .c file...)

And just for grins (look ma, no cache!!!):

MICROVAX 2000 SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETER VALUE rev
date:7/6/89

========================================================================
===
Relative CPU performance (VAX780 = 1.0) > .9
Technology > NMOS
Number of processors > 1
Maximum memory support > 14MB
Memory type > parity
Mass-storage Capacity
Max. Local 4-port Disk Controllers > 2
Max. local Disk Capacity (formatted) > 318MB
VAXcluster I/O Servers (HSCs) > N/A
I/O Bus Capacity
Maximum I/O throughput MB/Sec. > 3.3 MB/s
Bus Type > Busless
Communications
LAN Support > Optional
Ethernet Adapters > Optional
Expansion
CI VAXcluster System Support > N/A
Ethernet VAXcluster System Support > Optional
CPU Upgrade Kit > N/A
System Software > VMS, ULTRIX-32
Processor Features
Floating Point accelerator (F,D,G,H) > standard
Floating Point & CIS > N/A
Cache size > N/A
Cache Cycle time (ns) > N/A
Space/Power Requirements
CPU Enclosure/Square feet > MicroVAX 2000 entry level
box=1.0
Expansion: MicroVAX 2000 expansion box
= 1.0
Power (Watts) > 160

TYPICAL SYSTEM
Part Number: DH-625N1
Configuration: MicroVAX 2000 CPU
4MB Memory
RD32 42MB Disk
RX33 Floppy Floor Space (sq ft):
1.0
Power (Watts): 160

- Joe

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