19 Apr
2005
19 Apr
'05
1:06 a.m.
On Apr 18 2005, 19:57, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 4/18/05, Dave Dunfield <dave04a at
dunfield.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I was just contacted by a guy asking if I have any info on this
> computer called "Jupiter J12":
>
> http://www.geocities.com/australianvintcomp/Jupiter/Jupiter.html
That sure looks like Qbus fingers on those boards...
it would be odd
to copy DEC's proportions and not their bus logic, but that's
entirely
possible.
With a 68010 CPU, that screams "UNIX" to me (the differences between
the 68000 and 68010 make virtual memory implementation practical.
That's what Cadmus (German CAD systems producer) did with their 680x0
boards; they fit in a normal QBus chassis, use standard QBus
peripherals, and run UNIX. I've never owed one, but I've (briefly)
used them.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York