> Hmm, register nuvax.com and start spreading the word? ;-)
	
	Perhaps the FreeVMS people would be interested too?

	RE: the custom ASIC/CPU idea. That would take _real_ effort and
   money up front. It might be easier to use a different approach to start
   - perhaps emulation (and if the rumours about the transmeta chip are
   true, then microcode is how the ia32 instructions will be handled too),
   or via a FPGA. Turbo channel is nice, I grant you. But picture using a
   Soundblaster 64 AWE/ DVD player on your home nuVAX ... Perhaps the
   first generation could fit into those Alpha/K7 motherboards too.

   There is nothing to stop you having asic's to handle custom buses/re
   implementations of old favourites. You'd need to design your own
   motherboard eventually anyway. I saw an ATX StrongARM motherboard from
   some company recently. Looked ideal for this sort of stuff.

	Face it, Intel assembly is just plain nasty,  We need to revive
   the VAX. 
	
		Cheers,
			a.
			
p.s. I'm looking for a Keyboard/Mouse cable to fit a DECstation 5000/240
    (one of those DB15 -> {rj11/ps2} combinations - same as DEC3000 series
     alpha stations.) If you have one in the UK, for a reasonable price - 
     Say a tenner + P&P, I'm interested. Otherwise I have to build one. 
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