20 Jun
2005
20 Jun
'05
4:43 p.m.
I picked up more DEC parts from Thom today
including several M8350
cards. All I can find out about them is that they're "KA8E posibus
interface". Can anyone provide more details?
Those are useful :-). They interface Omnibus machines to the older, simpler
Posibus, allowing you to hook up the older Posibus peripherals. (I also
intend to generate a few new Posibus device controllers :-).)
I don't think there's a need for more than one per machine, though.
Consider them trade goods (or send the extras to me :-)).
BTW does anyone have any suggestions about cards
that I should be
looking for?
Practically anything Omnibus M8xx or M8xxx is useful. The possible
exception would be the 8/E CPU itself, which are very common. Stuff that is
always in short supply are peripheral controllers (and the peripherals), the
3-board quad-height core, and front panels (the programmer's panel, for
instance).
Vince