[HN Gopher] The Passing of Ucbvax (1994)
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       The Passing of Ucbvax (1994)
        
       Author : ecliptik
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2025-04-26 20:02 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (ucbvax.berkeley.edu)
 (TXT) w3m dump (ucbvax.berkeley.edu)
        
       | classichasclass wrote:
       | VAX power really did make big leaps from from generation to
       | generation. The 11/750 they started with got about 0.65 VUPs and
       | the VAXstation 3200 they ended with topped out at 2.8, over four
       | times faster. The VAXstation 3100 M76 here, about 18 months
       | later, makes another big jump to 7.6.
        
         | ajross wrote:
         | It was the mid 80's. That was happening to everything. The days
         | of the VLSI scaling inflationary period are almost forgotten
         | now, but it was a wild ride while it lasted.
         | 
         | It was like, blink and you missed virtual memory. Blink again
         | and now you count in gigahertz.
        
       | jmclnx wrote:
       | >Path: agate!agateway!CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU!CLIFF
       | 
       | Looks like the email was sent/received via UUCP or hit one UUCP
       | path.
        
         | classichasclass wrote:
         | No, this is a Usenet posting. Bang paths are still common
         | there.
        
           | jmclnx wrote:
           | Thanks, forgot :)
        
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