[rescue] Rescued VAX 4500 question

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 11:39:28AM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 12:35:24PM -0400, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > I don't think I've ever heard Dave suggest that we try to use a -8 for
> > real work in this day and age.
> 
> Depends on your definition of "real work".  I know of many factories and
> shop floors that are still using -8s and -11s, because THEY WORK AND DONT
> CRASH.  Why change something that works just fine?

Hmm, I keep forgetting about non-workstation uses.
 
> > It could be used for typesetting,
> > emailing, and web browsing
> 
> How are you going to get TCP/IP on an -8?

Slip?  A custom written stripped down packet system to multiplex
several terminals down one serial line to a netbsd machine?

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Joshua D. Boyd