Your other reply suggests that the DEC 8837 does have
an almost
equivalent
in the NS DS8837 which I have found a source for. I am
unclear if you
think
NS devices would do or not?
it should work.
What is the worst that could happen if the NS part was
not up to DEC
specifications?
A system near the maximum configuration limits might be less reliable.
For a more typical system there would be no issue.