[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
< Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
 
<> That technology has been obsolete for years!  
 
< Change the word "years" with "decades" and I would agree. 1403s were
< late 1970s (still in use in universities in early 1980s).
 
< DEC never had such high volume printers though. There was a period where
< they partnered with XEROX for some high volume laser printers.

It seems that the 3800 was around in 1975:

http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV3103.html

20,000 lines per minute, though the actual lines/minute rate
depends on the line pitch.  The paper moves at a constant speed so
more lines/inch means more lines/second.

http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/supplies/supplies_5404PH09.html

has a picture of the 1403 model 2, but doesn't give a date.
I believe this is the version for S/360 and S/370, where
the model 1 would have been for the 1401.  

-- glen