[Info-vax] Anyone interested in another public access system

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>  On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:15:22 UTC, "Richard B. Gilbert" 
>  <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
>  
>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:22:46 UTC, "Richard B. Gilbert" 
>>> <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:22:48 UTC, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Note the percentage of fragmentation.  And, no, there are no de-frag
>>>>>> programs for BSD Unix.  The question does come up from a windows weenie
>>>>>> periodically in the BSD Newsgroups.
>>>>> Remind me when DEC finally provided a defragmenter for VMS...! :-)
>>>> Did DEC EVER provide a defragmenter?
>>> Exactly...
>>>
>>>> There is at least one but AFAIK it's user written freeware.  I first 
>>>> encountered it ca. 1985-1986.  Before that, I had to do a full backup 
>>>> and restore of an RA81.  AIRC it took fourteen tapes and eight to ten 
>>>> hours.  The before and after comparison of system performance was amazing.
>>> I kept a spare RA81 and did image copies...
>> ISTR that the RA81 cost $50K ca. 1984/5.  We got one with the system but 
>> a second one was out of reach!
> 
> I used to have a bunch of RA80, RA81 and RA82 disks.  Never paid a dime
> for them (well, except fo the power they consumed) and took nothing for
> them when I passed them on to others who were still interested in them.
> Fuji Eagles, too.
> 
> I still have an HDA and some logic boards but as I am packing up all
> my stuff at the moment I expect stuff I can't use like that will be
> headed fort he skip as I have been unable to find anyone interested
> in them.
> 
> bill
> 

At this point the only hope is a museum!  There are more efficient ways 
to both heat your house and store your data.