<> However, I know people hate to hear this but, do you really think a tiny
<> company can really build its own VAX CPUs and have them consistantly 
<> outperform software emulators?  
<
<The answer is obvious. You pick a fast processor (maybe a really hot
<Alpha, or perhaps a fast PowerPC) and treat as a microengine for your

Gee I though DEC had done that with alpha.  Didn't they port VMS by running 
PALcode that emulated the important parts of the vax...  The one on my 
desktop did in '92.

Allison