On 2009-05-01, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote:

On 2009-04-30, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

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No one here has ever played with any Data General computers? How
about Prime? National Semiconductor? Metrodata? Intel Multibus? How
about VME/VXI?

Data General Nova (at work, not at home).

Tektronix 6130 based on the National Semiconductor 32016 CPU (at home).

Both my "Cosmos CMS-16/UNX" and my Sun 2/120 used the Intel
Multibus, but not Intel CPUs in either case. Instead
68000 (for the Cosmos), and 68010 (for the Sun 2/120).


I have a pair of Intel rack mount Multibus cabinets out in the shop.
I've never fired them up.

With power supplies and all?

DEC LSI-11 (in the Bridgeport BOSS-3 CNC mill. :-)


I have a box of memory boads for the lsi-aa. They were made by
national Semiconductor. I think they are all 256 KB. about 15 to 20of
them?

Hmm ... 256 KB -- that would certainly not work with the old
quad-wide LSI-11 which the BOSS-3 used. I'm not sure about whether the
double-wide M7270 which I have has the memory management hardware to
address more than the 64 KB (32 KW), but since it came in a 4-slot cage
with 1 64 KB board (M8044DC), one quad serial port board (M8043) and one
floppy controller board (M8029), I don't have high hopes. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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