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From: corbin@encore.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: The 360 was a design landmark  (360 vs vax)
Message-ID: <1877@encore.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Aug-87 21:05:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: encore.1877
Posted: Wed Aug 26 21:05:02 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Aug-87 06:24:11 EDT
References: <855@tjalk.cs.vu.nl> <2683@hoptoad.uucp> <916@haddock.ISC.COM> <418@astroatc.UUCP> <26444@sun.uucp> <2595@ames.arpa>
Reply-To: corbin@encore.UUCP (Steve Corbin)
Organization: Encore Computer, Marlboro, MA
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Summary: Who had the first 32-bit virtual mini?

In article <2595@ames.arpa> lamaster@ames.UUCP (Hugh LaMaster) writes:
>      DEC's success with the VAX was due to the 32 bit virtual memory
>environment- a first for minicomputers at the time- not performance or
>price/performance.

I believe that Prime Computer came out with the first minicomputer with
32-bit virtual memory addressing in 1975.  It was called the P400 and
consisted of 2 boards about 16" x 16", much smaller (logic wise) than the
Vax.
-- 

Stephen Corbin
{ihnp4, allegra, linus} ! encore ! corbin