10 Apr
2026
10 Apr
'26
10:35 p.m.
On 4/10/26 16:23, Paul Koning wrote:
Wow, that Alpha number is amazing. Funny that the VAX
780 was half the speed of an 11/83. Did the 780 have an optional separate FPP? I forget.
I wonder what an Aridus (VAX 9000) would produce.
Yes, the FP780.
We at LSSM have a 9000 in the warehouse. I doubt we will try to get
it running, but you never know.
One interesting thing about the 9000 is that it's one of only two
implementations of the VAXvector that I'm aware of. We have the other,
which is an add-in board for a VAX-6400. I got that up and running
about two years ago; it's a great deal of fun, but only for FORTRAN.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA