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From: michael@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Michael Duebner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: MicroVAXII Upgrade to 3400
Summary: UVAXII upgrades to 3xxx
Message-ID: <1989Nov18.170414.12132@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 18 Nov 89 17:04:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: ddsw1.1989Nov18.170414.12132
References: <918@ul.ie> <492@shodha.dec.com>
Reply-To: michael@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Michael Duebner)
Organization: AERA Tech Services, Buffalo Grove, IL
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In article <492@shodha.dec.com> alan@shodha.dec.com ( Alan's Home for Wayward Notes File.) writes:
>In article <918@ul.ie>, youngg@ul.ie writes:
>> Has anyone heard of an upgrade for a MicroVAX II to a 3400 that 
>> involves a CPU and memory board swap to the UVAXII and not a complete
>> replacement that will be available in the New Year?
>
>	I haven't heard of it, but there's lots of things I don't
>	hear about until after they are publically announced.
>
>	One potential problem with such an upgrade is that the MicroVAX 
>	3400 lives in a BA200 style box and most MicroVAX II's live in 
>	BA123 or BA23 style boxes.  
>> 

According to several sources, the replacement of the CPU and memory has been
available for some time.  Its one of the more hush-hush items DEC is keeping
somewhat quiet, however, they are now available through field service.

It is possible to replace the CPU with either the KA-650 or the KA-655 board
along with associated memory.  Nothing else needs to be changed.  I presume
that VMS 5.x is a must for the upgrade, but could not confirm that.

I bet you can get a 'deal' on the boards that are being pulled out of the
3400/3500 units as they are upgraded to the more powerful 3800/3900 line.
Those boards must be going somewhere, I doubt if DEC is simply destroying
them.


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