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Subject: RE: Has anyone got a 62x0 yet?
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Date: 28 May 88 18:07:00 GMT
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There was a 6220 at the U.S. DECUS in Cincinnati. It was quite fast, and a very
nicely-engineered machine. One thing you will want to keep in mind, though, is
that the processor is based on the CVAX (like the uVAX 3xxx) and does not have
the string instructions implemented on the chip. If you do a *lot* of BACKUP, or
other programs requiring the use of string instructions (LISP, COBOL, etc.) you
may find its performance is not quite what you expected. However the >6210's
of course do have at least one other CPU you can use.
     
Otherwise it seemed like a lovely piece of hardware.
     
Ruth Milner
Systems Manager
University of Toronto Physics