[Info-vax] compile for VAX 8650 system

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-06-08 14:32, John Reagan wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:25:46 AM UTC-4, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2016-06-07 20:20,  wrote:
>>> The company I work for currently has a contract to support code running on a VAX 8650 system, we need to find some way to compile Ada, c, and assembly (not sure exactly which versions, can find out if necessary) for the VAX 8650 system. We have looked into emulation, acquiring our own VAX 8650 system, and using a cross compiler, but so far we have not had any luck with any of these approaches. I am writing this to see if any of you fine folks have any suggestions as to how we might proceed.
>>
>> Reading through this thread didn't make me much wiser. So it's VAXELN,
>> which I know little of. VAX 8650s on the other hand I know very well. I
>> thought I was perhaps the last person on earth keeping one running.
>> Turns out I am wrong on that one. Fun! (Yes, I normally try to keep one
>> running on the Internet)
>
> What's the power consumption and heat produced?

BIG... :-D

It's sitting on a 3x16A source (420V or whatever it is we have here in 
Europe), which works fine. But I don't think there is that much margin 
on that. And then we have a bunch of RA73 disks, and a storage works 
cabinet with HSJ40s. The RA disks are directly connected through 
UDA-50s, and the HSJs (obviously) through CI. And those things sits on 
their own fuses.

	Johnny