cameron@runx.ips.oz (James Cameron) (05/11/88)
It looks like we'll be getting a 6220 to replace our aging 750. Does anyone else out there have any comments regarding 62x0? Has anyone got one? Is there anything I should be particularly wary of? James Cameron, Kilpatrick Green Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box N366, Sydney 2000 Australia Internet: cameron@runx.ips.oz.au UUCP: uunet!runx.ips.oz.au!cameron
SYSRUTH@utorphys.BITNET (05/29/88)
There was a 6220 at the U.S. DECUS in Cincinnati. It was quite fast, and a very
nicely-engineered machine. One thing you will want to keep in mind, though, is
that the processor is based on the CVAX (like the uVAX 3xxx) and does not have
the string instructions implemented on the chip. If you do a *lot* of BACKUP, or
other programs requiring the use of string instructions (LISP, COBOL, etc.) you
may find its performance is not quite what you expected. However the >6210's
of course do have at least one other CPU you can use.
Otherwise it seemed like a lovely piece of hardware.
Ruth Milner
Systems Manager
University of Toronto PhysicsDSTEVENS@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU (David L. Stevens) (06/02/88)
I sat in on the 6200 series tech update at Cincinnati DECUS. Based on the hand outs they gave, and the DEC presentation, the following instructions are emulated: MATCHC, MOVTC, MOVTUC, EDITPC, CRC and H floating point instructions. But it has FP hardware (F,D & G) I also played with the system on the floor, and it did run rather nice. Looks like a decent toy to play with. Dave Stevens Senior Systems Programmer Stevens Institute of Technology BITnet: DSTEVENS@SITVXC INTERnet: DSTEVENS@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU Disclaimer: No I do not work for/advertise for DEC, nor do my statements reflect my employers views or reality in general. They are just the observations of a man who survived EXCITING Cincinnati ------------