[Info-vax] OpenVMS I64 V8.1 "Evaluation Release"?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

MG <marcogbNO at spamxs4all.nl> wrote:

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>> It seems that the ones there now are from $245 for an RX2600, one
>> processor and no disks or disk trays,
>> up to $14900 for an RX2800 four processor machine.

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> Okay, I see...  But, what are you trying to say?  (With regard to the
> subject at hand.)

One is that I don't know the i2000 at all. How much do they cost?

> Whether you would get an rx2600/zx6000 for $ 100 or even $ 50, you
> would still have to power it.  I believe that the i2000 is much more
> energy-efficient, from what I remember reading.  The system, form-
> factor-wise (similar to that of a "mid-tower" AT/PC), would also a
> lot easier to place in a smaller household.

The RX2600 seems relatively quiet, though not the most convenient 
shape. My wife used to have a Proliant 380 at home, about the same
size but a lot louder. 

The Itanium processor takes a lot of power, no matter the box.
Though hopefully, as usual for CMOS, less power when it isn't working
so hard. 

-- glen