iAPX 432 (was Re: 88000 machines) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

14 Jun 2002

In a message dated 6/14/02 4:54:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
eric(a)brouhaha.com writes:

...
  AFAIK, the last customer release of CDS-432 was
release 2.7, which
 supported the release 3.2 chips.  Intel continued development in house
 in support of the Intel/Siemens joint venture (later commercially named
 "BiiN").  There were release 3.3 chips, and probably software to support
 them, but they were not available to customers.

 I have not been able to obtain a complete copy of any release of
 CDS-432 or iMAX-432, nor I have found the diagnostics or DEBUG-432.
 I keep hoping that copies of this stuff will turn up eventually, but
 things look pretty grim...

Grim is right. Intel was extremely dedicated to destroying SW. When we were 
buying from them in that time period we never got any SW. Saw large bins of 
Intel disks on their way to destruction. Sad.

I have the pinboard tester for the Biin CPU card. It came out surplus in a 
later lot we did not have to certify destruction on. I have full docs on it 
too. It is a classic museum piece, and I bet nearly the only piece of Biin 
left. 

I will try to get pictures up within the next few weeks. It is buried in 
storage.

Paxton
Astoria, OR