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From: mf@savax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: VAXstation II/GPX and options
Message-ID: <609@savax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Apr-87 11:34:34 EST
Article-I.D.: savax.609
Posted: Fri Apr 24 11:34:34 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Apr-87 19:31:50 EST
References: <8704241431.AA16001@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Sanders Associates Inc.
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Summary: VAXstation II/RC

In article <8704241431.AA16001@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, SYSRUTH@UTORPHYS.BITNET writes:
> VAXstations are a little tricky for adding options since DEC has very cleverly
> filled half the bus slots with glue. The simplest and cheapest way around it

I think that you may be a little mistaken. The VAXstation II/RC (restricted
configuration) WAS sold with a backplane filled with glue, which is why it was 
so cheap.  I haven't seen or heard of any GPXs being sold this waY

/marc 
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Marc Fleischmann
Sanders Associates, Inc. - Nashua N.H.  (603) 885-5050
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