[HECnet] VAX-11/725 with RC25 (was: Re: Reading RT11 files under Windows or Linux)

[Mark J. Blair]

> On Apr 21, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> 
> On 4/21/21 3:08 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>>> Anyone have an RC25 unit?  I have a few of them in need of imaging up before they are lost forever...
>> 
>> I do not have one yet, but I would be interested in buying a VAX-11/725 if one came along at the right price and location. I'm in Riverside, California, USA. I keep hearing so much ire directed towards the RC25, that I have a sick fascination with experiencing one for myself, and seeing just how much slower it feels vs. my 11/730.
> 
>  The VAX itself won't feel any slower; it's the same board set as the
> 11/730.


For CPU-heavy stuff, but isn't the RC25 subsystem a lot slower than the RL02+R80 subsystem? See, I need a VAX-11/725 so I can be an expert on this stuff! :)

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