[Info-vax] vax4000

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <j74ctj$ijo$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, "nierveze"
<nierveze at radio-astronomie.com> writes: 

> hello everyone
> I have a vax4000/100 .I think of using it to drive a 7 feet dish (an old 
> wheather radar) with two dc motors to move it in azim and elev and two 16 
> bits optical encoders to get the position.Most of the thing is already 
> built.

When I came to Jodrell Bank 15 years ago, most of the VMS machines were, 
sadly, gone, but VAX machines (including a 4000) were still doing 
telescope control.  I think they still are today.

> I know that a pc can do it but I think that most of you will agree that with 
> a vax it is lot more funny!!!

You probably mean "fun", not "funny".