[Info-vax] Chinese Alpha?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:

(snip, I wrote)
>> There were problems with VAX. The 512 byte page was already too
>> small just about when it came out. The very large number of different
>> instruction sizes, and the complication with decoding them, also
>> made it hard. (I believe somewhat worse than IA32.)

> I believe that the N-VAX microprocessor addressed those issues 
> rather well.  It was (if my memory and facts are correct) 
> basically a RISC processor that implemented the VAX 
> instruction set.

You can do that, but it is much harder than evan IA32.

> There are also some issues with expectations.  I have no idea 
> what type of processing you do, or are referring to when you 
> claim there were problems with VAX.  

In the VAX days, scientific number crunching. 

> However, as the current unknown demand for old MV3100 systems 
> seems to indicate, there are those who could get along just 
> fine with the then current levels of performance.

I suppose, but as others came along cheaper people would tend
to start using them.

(snip)

-- glen