You must be old. (he he)
One of the coolest things about a VAX was that you could see the System Resources and who was hogging what. Which was highly useful in a multi-user system. I finally got so frustrated with slow work, that I'd come in at 5 AM to beat all the Night Owls who stayed up till 3 AM to do their work. That way I had 'till Noon or 2 or so to get my research done (plus there was parking available at 5 AM - a big bonus at Berkeley).
One of the coolest things about a VAX was that you could see the System Resources and who was hogging what. Which was highly useful in a multi-user system. I finally got so frustrated with slow work, that I'd come in at 5 AM to beat all the Night Owls who stayed up till 3 AM to do their work. That way I had 'till Noon or 2 or so to get my research done (plus there was parking available at 5 AM - a big bonus at Berkeley).