Digital Memorabilia

From: John Smith (a_at_nonymous.com)
Date: 10/25/03 

Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:41:24 GMT

I was cleaning out a drawer today and found a CD that has about 1200 SPD's
from 1995 on it (total of about 45Mb of *text*) and a large number of other
goodies like Powerpoint slideshows for various products, some interactive
demos (DECwrite, DEC Athena. Tuxedo, and more), and tabular info similar to
the following (which will be totally unrecognizable if you aren't using some
sort of Microsoft news client). Is there any interest in all this ancient
history from a defunct company?

      OpenVMS VAX System Comparison Chart
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      System
     MicroVAX 3100 Models 40, 85, and 95
     VAX 4000 Model 105A
     VAX 4000 Model 505A and Model 705A
     VAXft System Model 810
     VAX 6000

      Model 510 and 610
     VAX 7000

      Models 710 through 760

      Performance
     Model 40: 32 TPS

      Model 85: 110 TPS

      Model 95: 165 TPS
     181 TPS
     Model 505A: 185 TPS

      model 705A: 280 TPS
     Model 810: 90 TPS
     Model 510: 50 TPS

      Model 610: 102 TPS
     Model 710: 314 TPS

      Relative Processor Perfomance

      xVAX-11/780
     Model 40: 5

      Model 85: 16

      Model 95: 32
     32
     Model 505A: 32

      Model 705A:45
     Model 810: 32 MHz
     Model 510: 13

      Model 610: 32
     Model 710: 50

      CPU Clock Speed
     Model 40: 25 MHz

      Model 85: 62 MHz

      Model 95: 72 MHz
     83.3 Mhz
     Model 505A: 83 MH

      Model 705A:111 MHz
     Model 810: 32 Mhz
     Model 510: 63 MHz

      Model 610: 83 MHz
     137.5 Mhz

      In-Cabinet CPU Upgrade
     Model 40 upgrades to Model 85 or 95;Model 80 upgrades to Model 85 or 95
     VAX 4000 Model 100 and 100A to Model 105A
     Each VAX 4000 system upgrades to any higher VAX 4000A series system
     Model 110 and 410 can be box upgraded to a Model 810
     Each VAX 6000 system upgrades to any higher VAX 6000 system
     Each VAX 7000 system upgrades to any higher VAX 7000 system

      Alpha-ReadySystem Upgrade
     System upgrade to AlphaServer 1000 or 2000
     System upgrade to AlphaServer 2000
     System upgrade to DEC 4000 Model 700 AlphaServer 2100
     N/A
     System upgrade to DEC 7000 Model 700 Alpha system
     In-cabinet CPU upgrade to DEC 7000 Model 700 Alpha system

      Maximum Memory Capacity
     Model 40: 32 MB

      Model 80: 128 MB

      Model 95: 128 MB
     128 MB
     512 MB
     Model 810: 256 MB
     Model 510: 512 MB

      Model 610: 1 GB
     3.5 GB

      Maximum Disk Capacity
     17.5/29.4 GB
     75 GB
     500 GB
     Model 810: 64 GB
     16 GB/over 8 TB
     42 GB/over 10 TB

      Maximum I/O Throughput
     4 MB/sec
     8.5 MB/sec
     12.5 MB/sec
     Model 810: 16 MB/sec
     80 MB/sec
     400 MB/sec

      I/O Support
     1 SCSI

      1 Ethernet
     4 DSSI

      (2 embedded, 2 Q-bus), 1 Q-bus, 1 SCSI, 3 Ethernet
     6 DSSI

      (4 embedded, 2 Q-bus), 2 Q-bus, 3 Ethernet
     4 DSSI, 8 (4 redundant), Ethernet
     1 XMI,

      4 CI,

      12 DSSI,

      2 FDDI,

      6 Ethernet,

      5 VAXBI,

      2 VME
     4 XMI,

      10 CI,

      24 DSSI,

      8 FDDI,

      16 Ethernet,

      6 VAXBI,

      8 VME

      VAXcluster System Support
     Ethernet
     Ethernet,

      DSSI,

      FDDI
     Ethernet,

      DSSI,

      FDDI
     Ethernet,DSSI
     Ethernet,

      DSSI,

      CI,

      FDDI
     Ethernet,

      DSSI,

      CI,

      FDDI

      System Software
     OpenVMS VAX
     OpenVMS VAX
     OpenVMS VAX
     OpenVMS VAX
     Model 510: OpenVMS VAX, ULTRIX

      Model 610: OpenVMS VAX
     OpenVMS VAX

      Network Application Support Software
     NAS 200
     NAS 200
     NAS 200
     NAS 200
     NAS 200, 300, 400
     NAS 200, 300, 400

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Enabling SMTP in VAX/VMS
    ... VAX is hardware. ... Various VAX systems can boot and run ULTRIX VAX, ... If you only need client, then configure your chosen client for ... And I'm assuming that there are reasons why this OpenVMS VAX system ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: Porting VMS back to VAX ?
    ... > platform back to its 16-bit predecessor platform, ... > this work would keep most existing 32-bit code on OpenVMS VAX working ... > when we could be adding features into OpenVMS on current 64-bit ... > Could we get more pieces back to OpenVMS VAX and 32-bit? ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: SIMH V3.0-0 released
    ... > precompiled executables with Ethernet do not run correctly. ... > for the PDP-11 and VAX, until the problem is found and solved. ... binaries worked on my own XP system and failed to work at work on a W2000 ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Anf=E4ngerfrage_zum_Cluster-Aufbau?=
    ... VAXen war der Schalter auf den AUI-Anschluss gesetzt, ... hing wirklich am Ethernet dran. ...
    (de.comp.os.vms)
  • Re: File transfers to a PC
    ... > Yes, we are connecting through the serial port, but at 38400 baud. ... > not sure about TCP IP on the Vax. ... it depends on the VAX model whether it has built-in ethernet or not. ... Basically everything that is about pc-sized has a coax ethernet connector ...
    (comp.os.vms)