info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (10/17/84)
From: Human Designed Systems <Hds%upenn.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa> We are looking into getting a small vax to support four programmers doing mostly editing (emacs), with C and Fortran compilations in the background. We need 40-60 MB of disk. DEC recommends the 730, but people have complained about them being "slow". I have heard marvelous rumours about the uVAX II being significantly faster; however, our local DEC sales rep was vague on the product's capabilities and pricing (and everything else). Any suggestions on an appropriate configuration? How real is the uVAX II and how fast is it? Should we wait for it? Any comments would be appreciated (directly to me, since I am not on the infovax list). Thanks.... Don Krasnick, Human Designed Systems
info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (10/19/84)
From: decvax!genrad!bolton!garry@BERKELEY (Garry Baer) plan on next spring - summer. I can not talk about the details but all claims for the mvax is .8-.9 of a 780 performance wise.
info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (10/19/84)
From: dual!paul@BERKELEY You should consider some of of 68000 based computer systems unless you really have to have a VAX for a reason not specified in your information request. My employers manufacture a system that would seem to fit your requirements, except for being a VAX. It is a Dual Systems 83/80. It has a fast 80Mbyte disk with a controller that has a full track buffer, serial I/O processors and comes with a UNIX port. It has done very well in some benchmarks performed by Yates Ventures I believe. I am an engineer here and not a sales person. If you would like more information, please call a salesperson at the phone number below. Paul Wilcox-Baker Dual Systems Corporation 2530 San Pablo Ave Berkeley CA 94702 [415] 549 3854
info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (10/22/84)
From: decvax!ittvax!keegane@BERKELEY We have a beta test of ULTRIX-32m running on our microVAX which can really only support 1 to 2 users mostly because there isn't enough disk. We've heard that the MicroVAX II will probably be announced in February 1985, its performance is somewhere between a 750 and a 780, closer to the 750. Based on MIPS, with the 780 being a 1 and the 750 a .7, looks like uVAXII could be .8. Also the uVAXI will be field upgradable to a II (board swap). I have no real feel for the 730, however the uVAXI is rated as a .3 and the 730 a .36 so their real close. We do have some EMACS users on our 780's and it really eats up the system, so my suggestion is that a 750 may be more appropriate unless you want to wait for the MicroVAX II.
keegane%UCB-VAX@ittvax.UUCP (10/23/84)
From: decvax!ittvax!keegane@Berkeley We have a beta test of ULTRIX-32m running on our microVAX which can really only support 1 to 2 users mostly because there isn't enough disk. We've heard that the MicroVAX II will probably be announced in February 1985, its performance is somewhere between a 750 and a 780, closer to the 750. Based on MIPS, with the 780 being a 1 and the 750 a .7, looks like uVAXII could be .8. Also the uVAXI will be field upgradable to a II (board swap). I have no real feel for the 730, however the uVAXI is rated as a .3 and the 730 a .36 so their real close. We do have some EMACS users on our 780's and it really eats up the system, so my suggestion is that a 750 may be more appropriate unless you want to wait for the MicroVAX II.