>On Thu, 12 Sep 1996 11:01:33 -0700  Jonathan Stone wrote:

>I guess it's worth noting that these boxes _aren't_ screamers - they
>run a 30MHz R3000 (I think it's 30 MHz - either that or 25MHz).  You
>can't mount a disk internally, and they use a funny DEC-specific ECC
>RAM module.  I personally like the way DEC hardware is put together,
>but it depends on what "cheap" is as to whether I'd shell out the
>money...  Maybe one reason to buy on is to try and get one of
>everything that NetBSD runs on :-)
>
>Hope I don't sound too negative...

Seems we've got a whole damn campus covered with the things, and DEC doesn't
want them back.  :)  Anything we can do (and we are, really) to make them
more usable by the students is going to be a win.  (I want one for home to
play with).

*end ramble*
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I imagine someone is likely to misinterpret my opinions as those of my
various employers.  This is not the case.