On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Camiel Vanderhoeven <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it's an optional expansion box. The idea behind the vaxmate was that > instead of from a hard disk, it could run from a disk image on a VAX, so a > local hard disk was optional.
ComputerWorld once wrote: "... In the confusion of DEC's Micro Channel feelers (see page 1), DEC officials said their own Vaxmate is not a PC; it's a networking product. But on Friday, a DEC spokesman included the system in a list of DEC's past PC offerings; this reminded us that DEC President Ken Olsen called the Vaxmate a corporate PC when it was introduced in 1986. Following the Tandy deal, cynics quickly noted, the Vaxmate may soon not be a product at all. If you have the line on DEC's PC strategy of the month, call the hot line at..."
