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Subject: Submission for mod-computers-vax
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Date: Sat, 25-Apr-87 22:30:33 EDT
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From: mf@savax.UUCP (Marc Fleischmann)
Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax
Subject: Re: VAXstation II/GPX and options
Summary: VAXstation II/RC
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Date: 24 Apr 87 16:34:34 GMT
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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
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