I've been more seriously contemplating my QBUS multi-purpose card idea now that one of
my other major projects is nearly done. I've been unable to find any official or even
quasi-official mechanical specs for DEC cards (QBUS, UNIBUS, etc). I'm obviously
looking in the wrong places, since there's a wide degree of uniformity; I'm
looking for things like board outlines, edge bevels, component clearances and the like.
The electrical specs are in quite a few places, so I'm not worried about that.
Interestingly enough, my Douglas CAD software for my old Mac has DEC card outline
templates pre-stored. However, I'm not even entirely sure Douglas makes PCBs anymore,
and I imagine they can't beat my preferred board house on price (I'd love to be
wrong).
- Dave