[Info-vax] Installed and working

[Rich Jordan]

On Jul 21, 1:38 am, Michael Kraemer <M.Krae... at gsi.de> wrote:
> Rich Jordan schrieb:
>
> > I have two RZ25s still in daily use in my VS3100 at work.  I'd have to
> > ask at least $1250 each for them simply due to the inconvenience of
> > having to physically replace them.  Also an RZ24 and several RZ26
> > variants on the shelf.  Who knew that instead of gold, silver,and old
> > MoPars, DEC hard drives were what I should have invested in?
>
> Supply and demand.
> Gold, silver, etc are still being produced, whereas RZxx aren't.
> And those RZxx are guaranteed to work in he VS31xx series which
> have the 1GB limit. Can't replace them with bars of gold.

But although I'd miss it (nostalgia and all) I could easily replace
the VS3100 with an AS200 here based on requirements (no VAX specific
anything needed).  In part I keep running it as an 'in your face' to
the all ms all the time replace it all every 3 years mentality around
here.  And because it is infinitely superior to dealing with some
nasty terminal emulator and inadequate keyboard on the VMS support
side.  If someone were to offer me bars of gold for the drives, or the
VS, I'd give it serious consideration ;)  Extra bar for the SPX
controller though, or I throw the GPX back in it when it leaves.