15 Jul
1998
15 Jul
'98
6:10 a.m.
I've a number of Transputer boards dating from the late
eighties which fit into PCs. Whilst I can use any one
single board, I've been unable to install more than one
board as I've no information on the jumper and dip switch
settings. Of course, some boards may not be capable of being
anything other than the root transputer. Anyone
have, or know where I can find such information on the following
boards:
Transtech TMB04
Sundance ST101
Gemini GM8101
Microway Monoputer2
Thanks,
Doug.
15 Jul
15 Jul
1:46 a.m.
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, DOUG PEKSA - COMPG wrote:
I've a number of Transputer boards dating from the
late eighties which
fit into PCs. Whilst I can use any one single board, I've been unable to
install more than one board as I've no information on the jumper and dip
switch settings. Of course, some boards may not be capable of being
anything other than the root transputer. Anyone have, or know where I
can find such information on the following boards:
Transtech TMB04
Sundance ST101
Gemini GM8101
Microway Monoputer2
I've got a bunch of documentation and software for the T800 board. I
think most third-parties tried to be somewhat compatible with the boards
from inmos. I'll try to dig them out.
-- Doug
9:43 a.m.
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16 Jul
16 Jul
7:20 a.m.
Tony,
Nice!. I've got n Microway Monoputer, Inmos B008
(with a load of TRAMs)
and a B020 graphics card here.
For the record, I've:
3 Gemini GM8101 T800D/20
1 Gemini GM8104 T800D/20 (graphics)
1 Gemini GM8401 (link adapter)
1 Transtech TMB04 T800D/20 + 2 size one T800D/20 TRAMs
2 Sundance ST101 T800D/20 and T805D/30
1 Microway Monoputer2 T800D/20
A GM8101 has 5 sets of jumpers (1 to 3 jumpers per set) and a
DIN41612 edge connector (64pins in 96 shell). I've got the
edge connector sussed but not the jumpers, except for the
three labelled LNK2 which set the clock rate of the T800.
The TMB04 has 10 (3pin) jumpers and 20 dip switches (in blocks
of 8,4,8). The edge connected is a D37 but I've a hedgehog
for it. So again, I understand the connector.
The Monoputer2 has a 20way(?) berg into which is plugged a tiny
hedgehog. Again its the jumpers I'm lost on. This appears to be
different to your Monoputer C.
A ST101 has a number of dip switches and a few jumpers (may be
wrong here) and a D25 connector. I've not got the pinout for
the connector.
The GM8104 has no connector so I would assume that its meant
to be used with the GM8401 link adapter, which is a 25way D.
BTW, here's what the pins are for, in general.
I'll assume you have an
INMOS link pinout. pin 1 is at the top of the board, row a is nearest the
PCB.
B1-B5 PC link
B6 NotLink (PC interface enable)
A1-A6 Not used
B7-B11 Link 0
A7-A11 Link 1
B13-B17 Link 2
A13-A17 Link 3
B22-B26 PC 'system' link (Reset, Analyse, Error)
A22-A26 Subsystem 'system' link
B27 NotSystem (PC system link enable)
A27 Not used
B28-B32 Up 'system' link
A28-A32 Down 'system' link
This is what I've 'discovered' for the GM8101 connector.
What Transputer books do you have?
Don't have them with me at the moment, so a list to follow,
maybe 10 or so.
-tony
Doug.
9:47 a.m.
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17 Jul
17 Jul
5:56 a.m.
For the
record, I've:
A lot more than me :-).
I've got a lot of compute TRAMs (T2, T4, T8 based), a SCSI TRAM, a GPIB
TRAM and an Ethernet TRAM. Oh, and a couple of VecTRAMs (T800 + array
processor chip). > A ST101 has a number of dip switches and a few
jumpers (may be
> wrong here) and a D25 connector. I've not got the pinout for
> the connector.
I was wrong, it has 8+6 dip switches and no jumpers
Do you have a Transputer data book? I've found
it's generally quite easy
to at least find the links, link speed jumpers, clock speed jumpers, etc
given a transputer pinout. If you need that, I'll e-mail it to you,
either the PGA or PLCC version.
I've a 1991 Data Book (see below) but its a bit modern for my
boards (I've nothing with crossbar switching), none of which match
the number of jumpers and dip switches but perhaps a more careful
reading by me will give me a few more hints etc.
> > What Transputer books do you have?
Didn't recall having this many but its amazing what you can find
if you go looking:
A white corrugated plastic 'briefcase' 14" x 11" x 3" bearing the
legends:
THE T9000 TRANSPUTER
INMOS SGS-THOMSON
MICROELECTRONICS
and containing:
The transputer instruction set - a compiler writers' guide
(March 1987)
The T9000 transputer (basically a set of OHP transparencies from a
seminar)
IMS T400 transputer Advance Data
(November 1989)
The Transputer Development and iq systems Databook (2nd
edition 1991)
The T9000 Transputer Products Overview Manual (1st
edition 1991)
The Transputer Applications Notebook (1st
edition 1989)
The Graphics Databook (2nd
edition 1990)
Transtech Parallel Technology Product Overview (a sales
catalogue)
Transtech Price Guide (for the above)
(June 1991)
Technical Note 70 Connecting 100MBaud T9000 Transputer Links
(April 1991)
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19 Jul
19 Jul
9 a.m.
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
Is this the same Microway that used to make Flicker Fixer boards for
Amigas?
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
I've a number of Transputer boards dating from the late
Nice!. I've got n Microway Monoputer, Inmos B008 (with a load of TRAMs)
and a B020 graphics card here.
9:35 a.m.
On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Doug Spence wrote:
I don't remember that product, but it's the same Microway that has been
making number-cruncher stuff for quite a while:
http://www.microway.com
BTW, I gave my Amiga 1000 to a friend about 10 years ago, and just
yesterday I decided to re-acquire one (in original box, with all docs, no
less). I'm trying to decide how to position this in my museum. The first
waaay-cool computer?
-- Doug
Nice!.
I've got n Microway Monoputer, Inmos B008 (with a load of TRAMs)
and a B020 graphics card here.
Is this the same Microway that used to make Flicker Fixer boards for
Amigas? 
10:02 a.m.
Doug Spence wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
Is this the same Microway that used to make Flicker Fixer boards for
Amigas?
Yes. It's the same Microway that was the best source for Intel math
coprocessors who are now a serious vendor of DEC Alpha CPU-based
systems for Linux hackers -- I want one.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
I've a number of Transputer boards dating from the late
Nice!. I've got n Microway Monoputer, Inmos B008 (with a load of TRAMs)
and a B020 graphics card here.
16 Jul
16 Jul
10:52 a.m.
OK, here's a list of t'puter stuff I've got:
3L Parallel C (D711D)
B008 Support Software (S708A)
OCCAM2 Toolset (D705B)
I thought I also had the B008 Hardware User's guide that describes the DIP
switch settings, but it's nowhere to be found :-(
-- Doug
17 Jul
17 Jul
6:10 a.m.
OK, here's a list of t'puter stuff I've
got:
3L Parallel C (D711D)
B008 Support Software (S708A)
OCCAM2 Toolset (D705B)
I thought I also had the B008 Hardware User's guide that describes the DIP
switch settings, but it's nowhere to be found :-(
-- Doug
Many thanks for looking. The problem I have is that the boards
I have are similar to the standard but have different numbers
of dip switches and/or jumpers and 2^20 possible combinations
takes a lot of time when you have to power off the PC every
time. Approx 10 years at 5 minutes an attempt per board -
theoretically I could have all four sussed in 40 years at
24 hours per day :-).
Doug.
12:23 a.m.
On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, DOUG PEKSA - COMPG wrote:
I have are similar to the standard but have different
numbers
of dip switches and/or jumpers and 2^20 possible combinations
takes a lot of time when you have to power off the PC every
time. Approx 10 years at 5 minutes an attempt per board -
theoretically I could have all four sussed in 40 years at
24 hours per day :-).
Sounds like a job for transputers :-) I assume you've already tried
posting a query in comp.sys.transputer. It's not very active, but
yesterday a few people were making noise about SGS Thompson T'products.
-- Doug
6:47 a.m.
Sounds like a job for transputers :-) I assume
you've already tried
posting a query in comp.sys.transputer. It's not very active, but
yesterday a few people were making noise about SGS Thompson T'products.
Tried comp.sys.transputer three times since late '97. As here,
lots of helpful suggestions (none on the first attempt but the
second and third ateempts were more sucessfull) but all
the documentation for these boards has vanished :-(. I'll probably
keep trying.
The sundance web site is good (with complete scanned documentation
for their later products) but not quite far enough back for ye olde
ST101.
The transtech web site doesn't have the depth of information
provided by sundance.
Some of the people from gemini ended up at sundance.
I've not yet searched for microway.
Doug.
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