henk@dutesta.UUCP (07/06/83)
One of the groups here will shortly be purchasing a new machine. Within their needs/budget the obvious choice would be a VAX-750, but they have had an offer of a Gould Concept, which is supposed to run about 4 times as fast as a 780. HOWEVER, although Gould claim to be able to deliver System V before the end of the year, and virtual memory soon after, several people have told me that, putting it politely, this is rather unlikely in view of their knowledge of *NIX. Can anyone throw more light on this? The configuration being offered is as follows: Concept 32/8720 + 2Mb main memory 1 floating-point processor 3 160Mb winchesters 1 32 line terminal controller 1 75ips tape-unit 1 line printer 1 Zeta drum plotter. System V by the end of the year Virtual memory capability june '84 Are we passing up the chance of a lifetime if we don't take it or will we be forever cursed if we do? Henk Hesselink ...!philabs!mcvax!dutesta!henk ...!decvax!mcvax!dutesta!henk