ok I have to ask...confirm direction of GRANT continuity cards please

Eric Smith spacewar at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 11:50:22 CDT 2018


On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 8:26 PM, Bill Degnan via cctech <
cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I have always pointed my grant continuity cards in the same direction as a
> NPG card, with the traces to the left/facing the last slot of the
> backplane.  I am 99% sure this is right but I was asked and I just want to
> be 100%...am I right?  In particular the traces point away from the CPU
> cards, at least on an 11/40 and 11/05.  Please just tell me I am not losing
> it.
>

If your system works properly, the grant cards are in the right way. If the
grant cards are installed wrong, or missing, it will cause serious
problems, and you're unlikely to be able to boot anything.


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