stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens) (01/14/89)
Anyone heard of a company called "Nemonix" in Hopkinton, Mass. ??
They just called me concerning their 8600 upgrade. They plug some
kind of accelerator in to the 8600 and claim a 36% improvement.
As you might of heard, DEC is shutting down the 8600/8650 production
lines this summer, so there will probably be a *lot* of people doing
the 8600->8650 DEC upgrade ($100,750 list). DEC claims a 44%
improvement from the 8600 to the 8650. Nemonix sell their accelerator
for $34,995, so if it really works it's an interesting choice.
Nemonix claim their unit disconnects from the CPU trivially, so it
doesn't affect maintenance.
Nemonix have apparently been in business for a while, selling these
kind of accelerators for the 750 and 780, plus memory boards for
the VAX'es. Anyone have any experience with them and their products ?
Richard Stevens
Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
stevens@hsi.com
... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevensstefan@wheaton.UUCP (Stefan Brandle ) (01/18/89)
We've had a Nemonix memory board in a VAX for a while and a very pleased.
I experienced some problems with stuff from other vendors, but this board has
never so much as sneezed. Apart from that, I can't say to much about the
company except that I've never heard anything bad about them.
Stefan Brandle
(All the standard disclaimer stuff.)
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