[Info-vax] Unix on A DEC Vax?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-01-20 19:14:24 +0000, MG said:

> On 20-jan-2013 18:30, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>> On 20-jan-2013 17:02, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>> For those not so inclined to build their own box, a Mac Mini or Mac
>>>> Mini Server is a sleeper.
>>> 
>>> My system has a faster and more recent CPU, four times the amount of
>>> memory, a faster HD and cost about half of the most expensive one,
>>> the Mac Mini Server (from what I just saw in the pricing on the Apple
>>> site).
>> 
>> Yeah; but the current the 16 GB configurations with the i7 and the SSD
>> (or a fusion drive) are no slouch...
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand what you mean...

Um, that's the specs for current top-end Mac Mini box and it's a box 
I've worked with, which means your home-built 64 GB Core i7 box offers 
some serious hardware, particularly given how fast that dinky Mac Mini 
is...

> I don't really care much for OS X, to be honest.  The only reason I
> may consider OS X, is because of Smoke (if you, by any chance, ever
> heard of it).  But, that's hardly affordable.

AutoDesk.  Yep.  Don't use it.  Haven't had requirements past the 
low-end stuff.

>> The zx2000 is not a new system, not officially supported by OpenVMS
>> I64 — albeit it usually works nicely, in my experience — and is not
>> likely hardware to be chosen for or used in a new production deployment.
>> It is probably the most practical Itanium box available for a hobbyist,
>> however.
> 
> Oh, okay...  (Out of curiosity, what gave you the impression that I
> wasn't aware of that?)

While your fondness for the zx2000 is known, your reference to the 
zx2000 was following a "OpenVMS has no new entry-level servers 
available..." comment.


> What an amazing 'deal'!  /Just/ (US) $ 449 plus $ 395 for int'l
> shipping (to where I reside, along with possible customs fees),
> for an absolutely minimal (900 MHz "McKinley", I believe), RM
> unit and thus without the desk-side 'pedestal' mount...

I did recently notice a comment around a lack of entry-level or low-end 
gear, but not quite sure where...  Ah, well.  The McKinley-class zx2000 
boxes I've dealt with have generally been around US$200 to US$300 or 
so, but the price depends on the configuration and the urgency and the 
desirability.  That box and its relatives are the most affordable.


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