[Info-vax] Reading Gordon Bell's VAX strategy document

[bill]

On 9/24/2023 1:43 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
> 
> 
> My first Vax (after PDP 11/44) was 8530 with a massive 32Mb, and 3 off 
> 428Mb disks
> 
> hat handles 60 to 80 production users, 2 test systems (not my idea) and 
> a backup for our Central Ingres set up!
> 
> It was still way faster than the old PDP
> 

That's like comparing an IBM 1401 and 4331.  The first VAX I worked
with was an 11/750 and compared to my 11/44's it was a real dog.

bill