19 Sep
2001
19 Sep
'01
7:40 a.m.
On September 19, jkunz(a)unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
BTW a stupid question: What is a 8700? Is it SBI based
like the
11/78[05] and 86[05]0, or is it XMI / VAXBI like the 85x0 or 6k VAXen?
I asume that a 8700 is a 8600 in a biger enclosure?
The 8700 and the 8600 are very different machines. The 8700 uses
VAXBI, and is mounted in a chasiss similar in size to that of the
8600. I don't think there's any XMI in there.
Incidentally, the 8700 can be turned into an 8800 by plugging a
second CPU card set into the machine.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD