MicroVAX discontinuation?
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alan at shodha.enet.dec.com
Fri Mar 29 17:10:29 AEST 1991
In article <1991Mar29.022854.13827 at texrex.uucp>, rmfowler at texrex.uucp (Rex Fowler) writes:
> Has anyone else heard that DEC will be discontinuing their MicroVAX line
> and thereby discontinuing any non-risc Ultrix machines?
Unless you count the fact that we've been discontining bit
and pieces of the MicroVAX line for years. When was the
last time you saw a new MicroVAX I? Or even a new MicroVAX
II (except for specialized configurations).
Actually if you look at the announcement many months ago
of the VAX 4000 series there is a notable lack of the word
Micro in front of VAX. When you consider that the "low end"
systems are 6 or more times faster than 11/780 is doesn't
seem fair to call them "MicroVAX". I think the current low
end systems are the MicroVAX 3000s (3100, 3400, 3800, 3900).
Perhaps recent history can be used to predict when these will
be retired.
Now, I'm not sure what the retirement (the word we use) of
the MicroVAX II based systems has to do with non-RISC ULTRIX
systems. About the only VAX systems ULTRIX isn't supported
on is the 11/725, 11/730, 11/782 and VAX 4000. The last one
is the interesting one of course. ULTRIX isn't support on
the VAX 4000. I believe the reason is that it isn't interesting
compared to corresponding DECsystems. Unless you HAVE to HAVE
a VAX, the DECsystem 5500 is as good or better a choice then
the VAX 4000. For the bigger systems all the VAX 6000 series
is supported (-500 models in V4.2 I believe). And for those
interested in serious VAX VUPS or vector capabilites the VAX
9000 is supported.
VAX workstations are probably a different story. Compared to
the DECstation 5000 I don't think any of the current VAX work-
stations are interesting, but that's just my opinion. About
the only workstation that support is missing for is the SPX
versions of the VAXstation 3100s.
All of this is idle speculation on my part of course. What
is and is not supported in the future is dependent on the
Product Manager and the customers that keep them informed.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Rex Fowler <rmfowler%texrex at cirr.com>
> UUCP: egsner!texrex!rmfowler
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