Anyone own a VAX ?

[Bob Wagner]

Vax is a older type of vacuum cleaner. (kind of has a cult following)



Not me



I use the VAX to clean the pellet stove. Vax is no longer sold in the USA that I can tell.



I need to find a source for the special vacuum bag.



Thanks,

 

[klenger]

I don't own one, but in school, I programmed in assembly language on a VAX 11-780.

 

[fest3er]

Originally posted by klenger

I don't own one, but in school, I programmed in assembly language on a VAX 11-780.

That wasn't just 'assembly language'. VAX-11 Macro was a high-level language in many respects. As easy as it was to program Macro-10 and -20, VAX-11 Macro was even easier!



Fest3er

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Shucks... ... thought I had a chance to make a sale.



I have 4 VAX 7840's with a Terabyte of StorageWorks disks, TA90 tape drives, and a bunch more goodies for sale.



Just replaced all the old VAX gear with new Alphas and a SAN.

 

[klenger]

I found programming the VAX in assembler to be pretty close to the intel x86 as far as the instruction set goes. VAX VMS provides a lot of high level support for assembler. Haven't done that for almost 15 years now.

 

[Nordby]

Nerds Unite!



I worked for Digital for 7 years, starting in 1985. My wife still does (OK, compaq bought 'em, and hp might buy them, but same cube!). Did the pdp 11/70 and VAx thing in school prior to that as well. Too bad they couldn't market a thing, shunned the pc market (Ken Olsen, CEO, back in the mid 1980's "No one will ever want a computer in their house")



Amazing the diverse crowd here, makes the site quite worthwile.



jon.

 

[Mark_Kendrick]

from a bonafide computer nerd

I HAD to use a vax in college for a COBOL class. hated it. no mouse and the editor sucked!!



I could ftp the results back from a compile change the file and resend it to the vax b4 i could change 2 lines in the editor.



Thank god for technology!!!!

 

[Joe G.]

Mark,



If you think that editor sucked, try punched cards!

 

[Todd G]

There was nothing more fun than dropping a shoe-box full of puch-cards

 

[Joe G.]

Ouch, been there, done that. Some of the cards always went missing under something!

 

[BV]

Can't help with the dust bag but I saw a VAX in that neat computer museum located in Boston.

 

[TStetson]

Are you guys shur you are still talking about what bob wants?

He is looking for a bag for a vacuum cleaner. how did we getint computers? is it a programable vacuum?

 

[Bob Wagner]

programable vacuum

LOL



This topic sure went south right from the get go

 

[klenger]

Sort of like "Yea, I know we're lost, but we're making good time".