On January 28, Cthulhu wrote:
> > > But that would cheap, easy to build, easy to upgrade.
> >   ...and it would involve using cheap-crap PeeCee hardware, totally
> > destroying the damn-near legendary reliability of PDP11/VAX hardware.
> 
> Why, are you going to use a QBus IDE card in a VAX in your corporate
> CED? :)

  I might.  There are hundreds, if not thousands, of VAXen in service
in US Gov't installations everywhere.  Somebody's gotta keep them
running.

> However, PCI is not only on PeeCee. Today we have it on Sun, R6000 (does
> IBM still make that?), Mac, Alpha... even whith PeeCee, I think it would
> be stable enough for hobbyist use.

  Ok, point taken...I run a lot of PCI stuff, but no PeeCees.  And
yes, IBM still makes RS/6000s. :-)

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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