[Info-vax] DEC Large Systems

[Scott Dorsey]

Bill Gunshannon  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>What exactly did the VAX offer or what shortcomings were
>seen in the 10 and 20 that caused VAX to become the hero
>and the other large systems to go away?

The vax was more profitable, so DEC abandoned their large systems 
customers, leaving them in the lurch with nothing but promises and
the (severely I/O deficient) vax.
--scott
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