[Simh] VUPs?

[Phil Mendelsohn]

Norman Lastovica wrote:
> in at least one case that I can think of, a VAX was purposefully slowed
> down in the microcode.  that is, at least, the rumor while I worked there.

I know that DEC marketing was tempted to subterfuge and legerdemain on 
more than that occasion.

I think it was RSX-11D that was the bloaty full-price version, and 
RSX-11M that cost less, and was a superset of functionality.  When 
marketing tried to advertise that -11M didn't support the whole memory 
(or something like that) to retain -11D sales, Cutler legend is that he 
made his own announcement to the customers, telling them outright about 
the B.S. they were being fed.

I have this second hand from my father who was in that group at the time 
- some of you may have the details correct where I don't.

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