3 ms·
The scripts still run, my ancient (1st or 2nd gen) Raspberry Pi gets 0.54 seconds for the multi .. 6 benchmark
by patchtopic 6y ago
The scripts still run, my ancient (1st or 2nd gen) Raspberry Pi gets 0.54 seconds for the multi .. 6 benchmark
- rsecora 6y agoThat means the VAX-11/760 (120.000$-160.000$) was 27 times slower for that benchmark. And the PC-XT running PC/IX was 260x slower.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoThe VAX was also the size of a wardrobe. Interesting to see that it was still leading the pack, more or less, even though it was a 1977 design compared to the smaller and cheaper micros from the 80s - including the Lisa, which clearly was not a fast computer.
- icedchai 6y agoVAX 11/780's were large machines. By the mid 80's you could get a MicroVAX which weren't quite as powerful, but much smaller. In the late 80's, I knew a guy who had one at home.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoSeveral wardrobes :-)
- msla 6y agoThere were desktop VAX systems. The MicroVAX II, for example: http://gunkies.org/wiki/MicroVAX_II http://gunkies.org/wiki/MicroVAX_II The VAX ISA was implemented in a wide range of technologies, from TTL (the 1970s VAXen) up through true microprocessors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroVAX_78032 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroVAX_78032