[Info-vax] Prices of Microvax 3100's

[AEF]

On May 2, 5:14 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
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> >>> Went toebayto check this out. Entered "Microvax3100" and got some
> >>> interesting results. A model 90 w/ 64MB for $3183. Is this for real?
> >>> There's a3100/98 system going for $3950. I see other variations
> >>> ranging from $49 (1 bid) to $3175. Are these things really worth this
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> > On May 2, 9:44 am, Darren Clark<BiggRan... at tds.net>  wrote:
> >> Someone thinks it's worth that much, and some people will pay that much
> >> for it. Surprisingly, I still see MicroVaxen, and PDP's in use to this
> >> day (Ford, Chrysler, Boeing), and if those systems die, they need
> >> working replacements for mission critical systems. Sometimes they can
> >> upgrade, sometime they can use emulators, but sometimes they need an
> >> original system and they're willing to pay for it.
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> >> Kinda sucks for us hobbyists looking to get some more old stuff.
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> > So why not run Charon or SIMH? Speaking of which -- and please pardon
> > me if this is a stupid question -- do these things run as a separate
> > process or do they take over the entire machine? I don't see why it
> > can't be the former. Just making sure.
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> > I guess some hardware will only work with actual VAX systems, like
> > certain disks or tape drives. Is there something else?
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> http://www.stanq.com/Risk%20vs%20Benefits%20of%20VAX-Alpha%20Emulatio...
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> Arne

Thanks. Good slide show. (And thanks to everyone else in this thread.)

I saw no mention of OS X, Mac, or Apple. Will Charon or SIMH or some
other emulator run on an iMac?

Bonus questions:

I might take home maybe 3 MicroVAX 3100-95 systems with StorageWorks
towers from work (the bosses don't want to put them on eBay). I have a
Visual 603 terminal. It functions pretty much like a VT420. So would
that be useful or perhaps even critical for emergency console work?
Can I chuck it? Can I put it on eBay? (Well, yes I can put it on ebay
-- I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try). I'm moving real soon, so if I
can chuck it, now's a good time to do so!

If there is an emulator for the Mac, can I set up disks with it and
place files (no "real" apps, or layered stuff, or anything requiring
VMSINSTAL ) their via a ZIP file in the Mac file system?

Thanks!

AEF