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From: stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.periphs
Subject: Nemonix VAX 8600 upgrade
Keywords: VAX, 8600, 8650
Message-ID: <249@hsi86.hsi.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 89 20:02:32 GMT
Organization: Health Systems Intl., New Haven, CT
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Anyone heard of a company called "Nemonix" in Hopkinton, Mass. ??
They just called me concerning their 8600 upgrade.  They plug some
kind of accelerator in to the 8600 and claim a 36% improvement.
As you might of heard, DEC is shutting down the 8600/8650 production
lines this summer, so there will probably be a *lot* of people doing
the 8600->8650 DEC upgrade ($100,750 list).  DEC claims a 44%
improvement from the 8600 to the 8650.  Nemonix sell their accelerator
for $34,995, so if it really works it's an interesting choice.
Nemonix claim their unit disconnects from the CPU trivially, so it
doesn't affect maintenance.

Nemonix have apparently been in business for a while, selling these
kind of accelerators for the 750 and 780, plus memory boards for
the VAX'es.  Anyone have any experience with them and their products ?

	Richard Stevens
	Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
	   stevens@hsi.com
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