[mod.computers.workstations] Encore, Multimax

daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (The devil himself) (01/28/86)

Does anyone know about a machine "multimax" made by Encore in Mass,
which runs lots of 32032's?  Supposed to be 1.5 to 15 MIPS, 4.2 or
SysV.

Does it work?

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Larry McVoy
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BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL.ARPA (Ted Shapin) (02/11/86)

I don't recall that one, but Sequent Computer Systems exhibited the
Balance 8000 (up to 12 32032's) and the Balance 21000 (up to 30)
systems at the Uniforum in Anaheim CA last week.  They ran an
impressive benchmark showing the response time to an edit and compile
while loading the systems with background tasks and with varying
numbers of processors turned on.
Ted.