[Info-vax] OpenVMS Hobbyist licence - howto

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert schrieb:
> 
> 
>> How about because they are at least three lifetimes old in computer 
>> years!  If you're collecting antiques it's a real prize.  If you want 
>> to compute something, any Alpha or any modern PC will blow the doors 
>> off it!
>>
>> Back in the 1980s I had other things on my mind. These days I'm 
>> concerned about getting results before I die of old age!
> 
> Of course it's pointless to compare a 20 year old VS3100
> to a modern computer. It was slow even by the standards
> of 1990/91.
> But your post sounds a bit like it was an exotic piece of c**p
> that nobody wanted even back then. This might be true for you
> (and me, who preferred RISC boxen for real work anyway),
> but among VMSlings it was quite popular. Those who I know
> would rather have dumped big iron in favour of a cluster
> of VS3100's.
> 

The VAXstation 3100 was all right for its day.  Its day is long gone!