Subject: Re: Vax model #'s
To: Peter Hufnagel <PHufnagel@outpost.com>
From: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 08/04/2000 08:40:46
Peter Hufnagel wrote:
> 
> Anyone know of a list somewhere that has the model # off the back of a Vax
> (Vaxstation, in my case) and
> the actual model # (M38, M30, etc...) cross-referenced?  

As I remember, we had this discussion long time ago, and many times,
this vsxx-whatever is meanigless. The real deal is to see the prompt on
power-up.

It's simply because many people upgraded their machines, so the sticker
on the back 
(VSxx-yy) stayed the same, but they got a new label in front.
You get more confused, than it helps ;-)

> Just wondering
> what the difference is between a
> VS42-BA and a VS42-BF ...  can't find *any* site out there that seems to
> have this info...

In most cases (like the last character) it's only a different amount of
memory & different harddrive. So I guess, nobody like to volunteer and
put all the number in a table ;-)

Cheers,
emanuel