17 Jul
2014
17 Jul
'14
10:35 a.m.
Wasn't FutureBus the "bus to end all busses?"
On 17 July 2014 11:02, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Michael Thompson
<michael.99.thompson at gmail.com> wrote:
It's also in the DEC 4000 AXP
(http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos.asp?t=1&c=895&st=1) I
have one. It used to run the Ohio State University library electronic
card catalog (OSCAR). Got it for $50 from Uni Surplus (because it
came with a TSZ07 SCSI 9-track, which I've used 100X more than the
AXP).
The 4000 AXP seems like a fine machine, but I don't need something
that large running OpenVMS. I'd rather spend the electrons on a VAX.
-ethan
--
Thanks,
Kevin
Also
Futurebus. Or did that never make it out the door?
I worked on the original IEEE-896 Futurebus standard and the updated
Futurebus+ that DEC used. I think that it was used on the VAX 10000
and 7000. They made the DWLAA Futurebus+ bridge and the DEFAA-YA FDDI
board for Futurebus+.