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From: cbspt002@abnjh.UUCP (Marc E. Kenig )
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.rumor
Subject: Re: BSD support for new VAX lines?
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 10:31:04 EDT
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The '790' as it has been referred to is a high end VAX thusfar only 
codenamed 'VENUS' (the morning STAR, get it?).  It is a VAX processor
and should be (depending on what wild rumors you believe) between 4 and
7 Mips.  Depending on whatever other wild rumors you believe, it will
have a 32-bit bus. It will (should) be configured along the lines of an IBM,
with a disk server (the Star Coupler) out one end, and a LAN (ethernet) out
the other, abandoning DFM's, UDA's and the like in lieu of a centralized
crunching mainframe. There will also be UNIBUS support so sights can upgrade.

Actually the number is the last thing given to a new machine by DEC and that
it will be a VAX 11/790 is only wild rumor and conjecture.