Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!info-vax From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: Re: Unix on a 785 Message-ID: <3630@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 11:32:02 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.3630 Posted: Tue Dec 4 11:32:02 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 00:42:31 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 14 From: PAD PowellThe standard line is that the 785 is "bug for bug compatible" with the 780; there should be no differences in operation unless you're into real-time DEC tells me the performance increase is about 35%; I didn't think it was worth $75K bucks for that small an increase, so I made my users speed up their software by 300% instead. Bill Stewart at AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ. Gee, did you use whips or just gentle threats of being fired? Patrick ("Hmm, if the ding-dongs at Bell can do it, why can't we?") Powell