@PurpleJillybeans Is it multiuser?
If so, probably a minicomputer? Thinking of things like the Microvax I and II and also of the MP/M machines out there.
If _not_, probably a workstation. I think I'd bring that back into rotation.
If so, probably a minicomputer? Thinking of things like the Microvax I and II and also of the MP/M machines out there.
If _not_, probably a workstation. I think I'd bring that back into rotation.
November 3, 2026 at 6:13 AM
@PurpleJillybeans Is it multiuser?
If so, probably a minicomputer? Thinking of things like the Microvax I and II and also of the MP/M machines out there.
If _not_, probably a workstation. I think I'd bring that back into rotation.
If so, probably a minicomputer? Thinking of things like the Microvax I and II and also of the MP/M machines out there.
If _not_, probably a workstation. I think I'd bring that back into rotation.
"The MicroVAX II, code-named Mayflower, is a mid-range MicroVAX introduced in May 1985"
This was my high school after-school job computer in year 1986 at age 16 when I worked for Telos Federal Systems as an #Apprentice in computer science and military computer warfare. #PentagonContractor
This was my high school after-school job computer in year 1986 at age 16 when I worked for Telos Federal Systems as an #Apprentice in computer science and military computer warfare. #PentagonContractor
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October 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"The MicroVAX II, code-named Mayflower, is a mid-range MicroVAX introduced in May 1985"
This was my high school after-school job computer in year 1986 at age 16 when I worked for Telos Federal Systems as an #Apprentice in computer science and military computer warfare. #PentagonContractor
This was my high school after-school job computer in year 1986 at age 16 when I worked for Telos Federal Systems as an #Apprentice in computer science and military computer warfare. #PentagonContractor
I’m showing my age, but I remember using Wyse WY-60 terminals connected to a MicroVAX II in the computing lab at university………
October 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I’m showing my age, but I remember using Wyse WY-60 terminals connected to a MicroVAX II in the computing lab at university………
Myst, the last game I ever played. Second Life doesn't count... First game was: share.google/aimode/HpNOL... then Lunar Lander (LEM) on a microVax/VT100 monochrome terminal. Yeah I'ma old geek.
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October 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Myst, the last game I ever played. Second Life doesn't count... First game was: share.google/aimode/HpNOL... then Lunar Lander (LEM) on a microVax/VT100 monochrome terminal. Yeah I'ma old geek.
"Are you finished building your MicroVAX?"
"He's building a MicroElectrolux now."
"Are you sure it's not a MicroHenry?"
"He's building a MicroElectrolux now."
"Are you sure it's not a MicroHenry?"
September 29, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"Are you finished building your MicroVAX?"
"He's building a MicroElectrolux now."
"Are you sure it's not a MicroHenry?"
"He's building a MicroElectrolux now."
"Are you sure it's not a MicroHenry?"
Jee I don't know, how did we make the microvax when the 11/780 existed
September 26, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Jee I don't know, how did we make the microvax when the 11/780 existed
This argument would only hold if DEC wasn't also making more performant machines at the same time as they made the microvax
my point is these are the same ladder. efficiency and performance dialectically improve each other. how do you force a firm to only pick the first?
my point is these are the same ladder. efficiency and performance dialectically improve each other. how do you force a firm to only pick the first?
September 26, 2026 at 11:40 AM
This argument would only hold if DEC wasn't also making more performant machines at the same time as they made the microvax
my point is these are the same ladder. efficiency and performance dialectically improve each other. how do you force a firm to only pick the first?
my point is these are the same ladder. efficiency and performance dialectically improve each other. how do you force a firm to only pick the first?
🖥️ Tech Spec Tuesday: Meet the MicroVAX 2000! DEC packed VAX computing into a compact 1987 workstation with up to 14 MB of RAM, MFM storage, Ethernet, and support for both VMS and ULTRIX. Small by VAX standards, but still serious computing. #VintageComputer
September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🖥️ Tech Spec Tuesday: Meet the MicroVAX 2000! DEC packed VAX computing into a compact 1987 workstation with up to 14 MB of RAM, MFM storage, Ethernet, and support for both VMS and ULTRIX. Small by VAX standards, but still serious computing. #VintageComputer
Il Commodore 64 era il mio sogno, io che in azienda avevamo un Microvax, in Uni avevamo avuto un PDP/11 e nel ‘86 mi ero comprato un Mac SE, ma niente, quando hai un mito non te lo sgretola nessuno.
August 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Il Commodore 64 era il mio sogno, io che in azienda avevamo un Microvax, in Uni avevamo avuto un PDP/11 e nel ‘86 mi ero comprato un Mac SE, ma niente, quando hai un mito non te lo sgretola nessuno.
Slightly related flashback: The scene in "23" where the protagonists want to buy an old, used MicroVAX (large tower size), but instead get handed a full-size VAX (multi-cabinet size).
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August 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Slightly related flashback: The scene in "23" where the protagonists want to buy an old, used MicroVAX (large tower size), but instead get handed a full-size VAX (multi-cabinet size).
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I grew up with mainframes (IBM 360/370) and "mini-computers" (Vax...11/35 11/70, microvax).
Later came Unix based systems.
Tried desperately to install RedHat et al...then Linux, at home.
The key ended up being that I had to let go of Windoze. Finally about […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Later came Unix based systems.
Tried desperately to install RedHat et al...then Linux, at home.
The key ended up being that I had to let go of Windoze. Finally about […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
August 24, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I grew up with mainframes (IBM 360/370) and "mini-computers" (Vax...11/35 11/70, microvax).
Later came Unix based systems.
Tried desperately to install RedHat et al...then Linux, at home.
The key ended up being that I had to let go of Windoze. Finally about […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Later came Unix based systems.
Tried desperately to install RedHat et al...then Linux, at home.
The key ended up being that I had to let go of Windoze. Finally about […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
August 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
CCC was there: the Concourse Computing Center. Concourse was a self-selected program for first-year students, and CCC was initially a hand-me-down PDP 11 and then also a MicroVax. CCC was where I had my first Usenet connection, where I met all the soc.motss people (early online homos) some here 👋
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
CCC was there: the Concourse Computing Center. Concourse was a self-selected program for first-year students, and CCC was initially a hand-me-down PDP 11 and then also a MicroVax. CCC was where I had my first Usenet connection, where I met all the soc.motss people (early online homos) some here 👋
(The VAX — technically a microvax — I sold on in 2000 when I realized what an expensive nightmare the storage media would be. I do enjoy videos of people doing this successfully today)
February 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
(The VAX — technically a microvax — I sold on in 2000 when I realized what an expensive nightmare the storage media would be. I do enjoy videos of people doing this successfully today)
Day one at the VCF event. It was crowded!
May 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Day one at the VCF event. It was crowded!
Trovi anche microVax, più o meno allo stesso prezzo.
Ma poi cosa ci fai, metti su un museo?
Ma poi cosa ci fai, metti su un museo?
July 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trovi anche microVax, più o meno allo stesso prezzo.
Ma poi cosa ci fai, metti su un museo?
Ma poi cosa ci fai, metti su un museo?
Coming from the DEC world, I thought floppy drives were simple things. I'd used Cumana drives in college in 1983 but then dropped straight into PDP/MicroPDP/VAX/MicroVAX where all the floppy drives were the same.
Boy did I get a shock once I started collecting in the late 90s 😆
Boy did I get a shock once I started collecting in the late 90s 😆
April 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Coming from the DEC world, I thought floppy drives were simple things. I'd used Cumana drives in college in 1983 but then dropped straight into PDP/MicroPDP/VAX/MicroVAX where all the floppy drives were the same.
Boy did I get a shock once I started collecting in the late 90s 😆
Boy did I get a shock once I started collecting in the late 90s 😆
Had this earworm all afternoon after digging out a box of old DEC PDP/MicroVAX boards.
🎵Everybody have fun tonight/Everybody Thang Chhun tonight🎶
🎵Everybody have fun tonight/Everybody Thang Chhun tonight🎶
August 14, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Had this earworm all afternoon after digging out a box of old DEC PDP/MicroVAX boards.
🎵Everybody have fun tonight/Everybody Thang Chhun tonight🎶
🎵Everybody have fun tonight/Everybody Thang Chhun tonight🎶
DEC ad in Mini-Micro Systems, July 1984
The micro they are writing about is the MicroVAX of course.
#DEC #VAX #MicroVAX #32bit #DigitalEquipment #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintage #computer
The micro they are writing about is the MicroVAX of course.
#DEC #VAX #MicroVAX #32bit #DigitalEquipment #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintage #computer
December 27, 2024 at 10:34 PM
DEC ad in Mini-Micro Systems, July 1984
The micro they are writing about is the MicroVAX of course.
#DEC #VAX #MicroVAX #32bit #DigitalEquipment #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintage #computer
The micro they are writing about is the MicroVAX of course.
#DEC #VAX #MicroVAX #32bit #DigitalEquipment #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintage #computer
DIGITAL'S MICROVAX I.
THE BEST ENGINEERED 32-BIT MICROCOMPUTER IN THE WORLD.
#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #vintage #ads #DEC #VAX #VAX-11
THE BEST ENGINEERED 32-BIT MICROCOMPUTER IN THE WORLD.
#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #vintage #ads #DEC #VAX #VAX-11
December 26, 2024 at 11:58 PM
DIGITAL'S MICROVAX I.
THE BEST ENGINEERED 32-BIT MICROCOMPUTER IN THE WORLD.
#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #vintage #ads #DEC #VAX #VAX-11
THE BEST ENGINEERED 32-BIT MICROCOMPUTER IN THE WORLD.
#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #vintage #ads #DEC #VAX #VAX-11
Reminds me of how I used to have my Amiga 1000 serial connected as a VT terminal to my MicroVax II. Totally worked like a champ!
March 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Reminds me of how I used to have my Amiga 1000 serial connected as a VT terminal to my MicroVax II. Totally worked like a champ!
I have been known to use a MicroVAX II as a space heater. 700 watts is 700 watts.
February 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I have been known to use a MicroVAX II as a space heater. 700 watts is 700 watts.
Redesigning my entire house to look like this promotional photo of $50000 DEC Microvax workstations from the 80s
May 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Redesigning my entire house to look like this promotional photo of $50000 DEC Microvax workstations from the 80s
Digital Dec 54-16802-ba Ms400 4mb Memory For Microvax/vaxstation 2000 Tested #ad
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June 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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