[Info-vax] What are the earliest DEC operating systems you worked with ?

Phillip Helbig undress to reply helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de
Fri Mar 5 05:15:12 EST 2021


In article <s1s3kp$mbu$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
<davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 

> > The only available VAX in 1979 was the 11/780. At roughly $200K - $250K
> > US it's not likely you would have bought one. ;)
> >
> 
> I've always been amazed that such prices could be afforded back then, 
> but not now ....

Well, back then a company of several thousand employees had one such 
beach; now all employees have at least one computer.  The total amount 
spent on IT is probably more today, and gets VASTLY more stuff done.




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