[net.unix-wizards] MicroVax-Information request

ted@scc.UUCP (Ted Goldstein) (01/10/85)

What do people know about the MicroVax? Should I junk my IBM AT and
run out and get one?  Does it run Ultrix or 4.XBSD?

		Sincerely,
		  Ted Goldstein

grayson@uiucuxc.UUCP (01/14/85)

It runs MicroVMS or Ultrix-32m (4.2BSD).  The microVAX-II will be
better.

It has:
	4 Gbyte virtual addr space
	software emulation of nonimplemented hardware instructions:
		decimal string, char string, ..
	lacks Dfloat, Hfloat, octaword, numeric string, packed decimal,
		PDP-11 compatibility mode.
	8 Mbyte physical addr space (Microvax-I)

Sounds great...