danderer@sun.acs.udel.edu (Dave Anderer) (12/05/89)
This is a rather strange request. I know precise answers aren't possible at this point, but I've been out of touch with the Vax product line for the past couple of years, and so a general answer would help: Our shop is running VMS on an 11/780. The box has 16 Mb of memory, an FPA, two RP-07s, a TU-78, 56 serial ports, and an Ethernet interface. (All of that equipment is used except we have more serial ports than we need - 32 would probably be sufficient. Possibly less.) I keep hearing that this is an antique configuration. Possibly true, but it still does the job we need it to. (SW development under VMS, specifically.) I also keep hearing that we should replace it with a newer system to lower our maintenance costs. That's the question I need to look broadly at. What equipment (DEC-only, for various reasons) would be an appropriate replacement today for this configuration? What CPU, which disks, etc? Again, a general answer is fine. I realize there are a multitude of specifics to follow up on after this point (terminal servers vs. serial ports, tape drive vs. dumping to a remote drive over the net, etc, etc..), but what I really need today is that broad starting point. Thanks. -- Dave Anderer Academic Computing and Instructional Technology/Research and Development University of Delaware "Sinners can repent; stupid is forever."