[Info-vax] MIcrovax 3100-98

[Scott Dorsey]

Simon Clubley  <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>On 2019-10-31, David Turner <dturner- at -islandco.com> wrote:
>> I am in need of either a Microvax 3100-98 or Vax 4000-108
>> If anyone has one in working condition (we can fix cosmetics) please 
>> call me asap  *912-844-7642*
>
>Is there any reason why it has to be a real VAX instead of an emulated one ?
>
>For example, is there some custom hardware attached ?
>
>At this point in the VAX lifecycle, wouldn't it be better to replace
>failed VAX systems (assuming they don't have some custom hardware
>attached) with an emulated VAX setup ?
>
>Replacing old hardware with other old hardware means you don't know
>if the replacement is itself going to fail in a few months time.

That's what refurbishment is all about.  You know electrolytics are going
to fail, so you replace them.  You know certain solder joints are tend to
fail, so you touch them up before you put old equipment back into service.

It's not cheap to do a full refurb job on older hardware, but it's a lot
cheaper easier to do it on a 3100 than it is on a modern PC.  We know what
is going to fail, we deal with those things.
--scott


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