On Nov 12, 4:22, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> I found this link on USENET:
> http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1294262119
>
> Is it a 100 Mb ARCnet card? 100 Mb ARCnet?
> The ThomasConrad name implies that is the case, but 100 Mb ARCnet?
No, it's TCNS (a proprietary alternative to 100Mb Ethernet, but it
doesn't use compatible protocols).
Thomas Conrad made several types of network card: 10base2, 100baseT, 100VG,
ArcNET, token ring, TCNS, ...
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> Allison wrote:
>
>The LPSxx printers had the FPU, at least the LPS40, 20 and 32
>as I was involved with those. The Turbo20 and lps32 had the Cvax
>which had FPU.
Re-reading my earlier message, I think I had the
wrong empasis. I meant "Almost certainly *some*
kit shipped without an FPU" not that all non-computer
kit shipped without an FPU.
For example, the DECnis started out using
culled SOCs: no guarantee that the FPU worked
and no guarantee that more than (I think)
five of the cache banks were good. This was
a way of using up SOCs that were no good for
computer systems.
I think I remember reading in one of the
DTJs that some of the VT1xxx and/or
VTX systems had no FPU.
Antonio
arcarlini(a)iee.org
On November 12, Don Maslin wrote:
> > It would be a wonderful world if more computer geeks were homosexual.
>
> ...and even better if more homosexuals weren't!
DOH!
I'm going to close my mailer for a while. This could get ugly. ;)
-Dave
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St. Petersburg, FL
It worked for the Egyptians :)
<Back on track> How about renting a chain lift (try hardware store or auto
parts store) such as used for lifting engine blocks?
-----Original Message-----
From: Sellam Ismail [mailto:foo@siconic.com]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:30 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Lifting stuff into racks
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Charles E. Fox wrote:
> The technique I have used with audio recorders, ( probably
> not as heavy as computer equipment,) is to lay the rack on its back,
> install the equipment, round up muscular friends and stand the rack
> up.
If we built buildings like this, I don't think we'd have many skyscrapers.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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I've got an ISOLAN 8-port Ethernet AUI Fanout available for the taking by
anybody more interested in obsolete network topologies than I.
If there's any interest, contact me off list to arrange a deal.
ok
r.
I just bought a TRS-80 Network 3 Controller on eBay. I don't really know
anything about it, but having missed out on a similar item earlier, I
decided it was worth the $30. The downside is it doesn't have a power
supply. Does anyone here have one they'd like to pass along? Also, any
information about it would be usefull. All I know about it was told to me by
a friend who used the system at a school she taught at once.
Thanks,
Owen
The LPSxx printers had the FPU, at least the LPS40, 20 and 32
as I was involved with those. The Turbo20 and lps32 had the Cvax
which had FPU.
Allison
-----Original Message-----
From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini(a)riverstonenet.com>
To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org' <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:55 PM
Subject: RE: VAX (Was: Cromemco landmarks)
>
> >Ethan Dicks wrote:
> >--- "Carlini, Antonio" <Antonio.Carlini(a)riverstonenet.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Yes. But although there were part numbers
> >> produced for MicroVAX II CPU modules
> >> *without* the FPU, I don't think *any* were
> >> ever shipped.
> >
> >Not even for VAXeln?
>
> AFAIK, no M7606 modules shipped
> without an FPU. I don't have them handy but
> IIRC there were four part numbers, two
> with FPU and two without (the other
> "variable" was something like the
> manufacturer for the on-board memory or
> some such). None of the non-FPU
> parts shipped (I'm not sure whether
> any were built for testing).
>
> Other bits of kit almost certainly shipped
> without an FPU: for example, I've
> just had a look at some preliminary
> DEMSA schematics and I can see
> no FPU. I would expect that other
> "dedicated" kit (LPS printers,
> various X-terminals etc) also
> dispensed with the FPU if it
> was not necessary.
>
> Antonio
> arcarlini(a)iee.org
>
>Ethan Dicks wrote:
>--- "Carlini, Antonio" <Antonio.Carlini(a)riverstonenet.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes. But although there were part numbers
>> produced for MicroVAX II CPU modules
>> *without* the FPU, I don't think *any* were
>> ever shipped.
>
>Not even for VAXeln?
AFAIK, no M7606 modules shipped
without an FPU. I don't have them handy but
IIRC there were four part numbers, two
with FPU and two without (the other
"variable" was something like the
manufacturer for the on-board memory or
some such). None of the non-FPU
parts shipped (I'm not sure whether
any were built for testing).
Other bits of kit almost certainly shipped
without an FPU: for example, I've
just had a look at some preliminary
DEMSA schematics and I can see
no FPU. I would expect that other
"dedicated" kit (LPS printers,
various X-terminals etc) also
dispensed with the FPU if it
was not necessary.
Antonio
arcarlini(a)iee.org
Carlos Murillo wrote:
> Aha! So, if I were doing numerical linear algebra in a uVaxII
> w/o the optional
> FPU, I could expect performance to be badly hit with respect
> to the 0.9 VUP
> rating.
Yes. But although there were part numbers
produced for MicroVAX II CPU modules
*without* the FPU, I don't think *any* were
ever shipped.
> How do I know if my Vaxstation 2000 has the optional FPU? What is
> its model number?
The UV2K tech manual is at
http://208.190.133.201/decimages/moremanuals.htm
but I'm pretty sure that all 2K systems
shipped with an FPU.
> What about the Vaxstation 4000/60? Does it have a built-in FPU?
Again it's a separate chip (IIRC) but neyond the
MicroVAX II era, everything shipped with an FPU.
I cannot think of any exceptions.
Antonio
arcarlini(a)iee.org
