why do yo usay this about the 6000's? 
the 86x0's are the last of the 780-like machines, that is true.. 
but the XMI is a wonder to behold, and the extension of the nexus model 
to all devices is the fullfillment of the sheer VAXishness of the 
things!!  i mean, what's not to like about an ethernet card that 
manipulates page tables!!!!!! 

> I guess I must be in minority to regard the 6000-series as ugly...
> Now, give me a 86x0... *That's* a nice machine. The ultimate VAX, if you
> ask me. (Okay, I'll consider a 9000/10000 too...)

eew! the 10000's are nothing like the 9000s! (well, ok, in some ways they 
are), but the 7000 and 10000 are more like big alpha's than VAXen!!! 
a single swap and they _are_ big alphas!!! 
architecturally theyre not very vaxlike. 
i'll certainly concede that i'd love to have an 8650, because i _do_ 
aopreciate its connection to the older heritage of the original VAXen. 
(i'd love to see a shrink of an 8650 into a nice small cabinet!!) 

> 
> > (I guess that makes me a VAXaholic... it's not like I haven't got enough
> > VAXen already... ;-) (BTW, did I just coin a new term? "My name is Gunnar
> > and I'm a VAXaholic")
> 
> Nah. VAXaholic, as well as VAXinated (and probably some more) are already
> invented. :-)


yeah... 

Lord "I'm isildur and i'm a VAXaholic, ..." Isildur