On Sat, Jun 01, 2002 at 07:54:51PM -0500, Gunther Schadow wrote:
> 
> I told you I got that VAX 4000-200 (not quite in my hands yet but
> soon.) But I really want to make it the fastest VAX around, i.e.
> that would be a -700 or something, right? Is such upgrade done
> simply by replacing the CPU blade? Or is there anything different
> about the Q-bus, PSU or whatnot?

a /200 is completely non-upgradeable to the other 4000 models.  a /200 is
completely QBus, and the /300 and up use the PELE backplane.  it is however
the fastest QBus vax.  ;)

> NetBSD's highest line of VAX is the -300 or -500, right? This is

i though michael got it working on a 105a?  those are damn fast.  is the 600
and 700 working?  for some reason i though michael got them working as well.

-brian
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