12 Apr
2000
12 Apr
'00
12:01 p.m.
Actually I wouldn't be suprised if both were covered. The VLC manual
because DEC/Compaq has end-of-lifed the VAX and there will be no more, and
the MSCP manual because DEC/Compaq continues to hold the patent on the
implementation and anyone attempting to use the information to build MSCP
systems would be subject to the patent restrictions anyway.
--Chuck
P.S. Even if you don't want to go to the trouble to scan them and/or upload
them I would be interested in making a copy for my own use. Contact me
off-list if that's possible.
At 10:19 AM 4/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
One exception
seems to be DEC/Compaq, as they apparently gave blanket
permission to reproduce documentation for out-of-production hardware.
Don't know what Compaq's current stand on this is, though ...
I'm curious about the extent of this blanket permission. I have a number of
very interesting DEC documents for out-of-production hardware. For example,
I see continuous discussion of initializing the CPU of the VAXstation 4000/VLC
over on the NetBSD port-vax mailing list. I happen to have a copy of the
technical manual for the SOC CPU, the processor used in the 4000/VLC.
Somehow, I doubt this manual is covered by the DEC blanket permission.
One document that I'm fairly certain is not covered by the blanket permission
is a copy of the MSCP specification (!) that I have tucked away in a drawer
somewhere. Is DEC still making MSCP hardware? Everything I've used
recently has been SCSI.
--
Roger Ivie
rivie(a)teraglobal.com
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