[HECnet] VCF East

[Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-]

Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes:

>On 04/24/2015 09:35 AM, Steve Davidson wrote:
>> I think we could get away with adding Alpha circa 92' - after all it was STILL DEC at that point. 
>
>  The way to get away with it would be to show real relevance.  I don't
>consider Alphas to be "vintage" in the least, but showing full
>interoperability between related machines that evolved along a family
>line going back more than thirty years is, in my view, a highl relevant
>exhibit.
>
>  Further, keep in mind that a lot of this is marketing.  It's marketing
>for the museum, and for our "hobby" (using the term very loosely).  An
>exhibit as massive as the one we've got in mind will deeply impress a
>lot of people.

... and it may deeply depress the local power grid. ;)

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