A VAX you don't see every day....

[Zane H. Healy]

At 11:07 PM -0500 8/21/07, Jason T wrote:
>On 8/21/07, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
>
>>  At the same time this is the first photograph I've ever seen of one
>>  of these systems.  Somewhere I have the golden egg describing it.
>>
>>                  Zane
>
>Hah, the price is insane.  Love those ebay "liquidators."  Was that
>the last ever VAX?

The price is not insane, ELI is a legitimate DEC reseller who just 
happens to have an eBay presence.  A top of the line VAX can still go 
for big $$$'s as there are those looking to stay on real hardware, 
while upgrading their existing hardware.  The interesting thing about 
these is that with the right option you can add Q-Bus slots.

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/SOC_Archives/80755.html

I'm not sure, but I believe you can still buy these and a few other 
models from HP.

What I find amusing is that these are still worth big bucks, while 
something like the DS20E is dropping significantly in price.

		Zane


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