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

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:22:59 UTC, 
pechter at bandit.pechter.dyndns.org.pechter.dyndns.org (Bill Pechter) 
wrote:

> In article <MPG.2451642966dabcdf9897b7 at news.verizon.net>,
> John Santos  <john.santos at post.harvard.edu> wrote:
> >In article <PbmdnWb4ypTacnnUnZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d at giganews.com>, rgilbert88
> >@comcast.net says...> 
> >> 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!
> >> 
> >
> >More like $16-17K, not $50K.  List, brand new from DEC.
> >
> >
> 
> Probably the 3 pack or the 2 RA81's and the RA60 in the rack.
> 
> >> It's amazing how things have changed in the last twenty-five years.  I 
> >> can get a terabyte or two that will almost fit in my shirt pocket! And I 
> >> can afford it if I ever need/want that much storage.
> >
> >-- 
> >John
> 
> 
> 
> But you can't get the VAX in the USB dongle or USB drive.
> 
> Time to shring the VAX and put it in the USB with the storage and two 
> serial ports for printer and console.   Just add La120 and Vt100 and a printer
> (or even modem).  Perhaps even an ethernet jack or wireless.

Actually, I'm considering building a tiny Mini-ITX machine with just 
enough on it to run SIMH... or there's this, if you missed it..

 http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.os.vms/msg/c6aefe1d98c120b6?hl=en

-- 
Bob Eager