Jay wrote: > Peter wrote... > ------------------ > It is supposed to be 5 VUPS so it should be about 5 times as fast as an > 11/780. > I guess whether this is fast enough depends on what you are going to be > doing. > ------------------ > I was looking just for something to get me exposed to VMS :) >
It should be grand for terminal access to play around with VMS. Using it to connect to a DECwindows/X Windows display on another machine might be a bit sluggish. > > And... > ---------- > If you haven't already removed the battery, I'd suggest doing that as soon > as possible. > ---------- > Wasn't aware it had that potential issue, I've never opened it up. "Note to > self" made, will check tonight. Thanks!! > Looks like you might be ok after all - I've managed to dig out a model 40 and it has a DALLAS chip instead of a battery. Many of the earlier models had a NiCd battery. Sorry for any unnecessary panic caused. Regards, Peter Coghlan.