HP 3000/37 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

15 Mar 2000

My /37 has all five slots filled. The CPU, 2 HP-IB cards, memory, and the
serial card with 6 ports.

When I had the case open, I noticed a bus connector just behind the front
panel. There is a cutout in the chassis above the connector where a ribbon
cable could be passed to another backplane. I guess you could stack another
chassis on top of this one.

Steve Robertson &lt;steverob(a)hotoffice.com&gt; 

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  -----Original Message-----
 From: Craig Smith [mailto:ip500@roanoke.infi.net]
 Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:11 PM
 To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 Subject: Re: HP 3000/37

 I'm pretty sure I've got a couple of spare 3000 cardcages [rack mount
 units--6+ ?? cards high] if you need one.
 	Craig

 Aaron Christopher Finney wrote:

 On 15 Mar 2000, Frank McConnell wrote:

 > And adding I/O to the /37 is hard -- there are five   slots, and between
  > CPU, memory, ATP/M (serial I/O), and GIC
(HP-IB) you're   already using
  > at least four.  The fifth slot is often
occupied by more memory or
 > something else (e.g. an INP or LANIC).  I think there's a   way to add a
  > second card cage to a /37 but I'm not
sure I've ever seen   that done.

 My /37 is actually a Micro3000XE; two 3000 cages wired together
 (internally at the backplane). 