2 Sep
2010
2 Sep
'10
2:22 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:58 PM, John A. Dundas III <dundas at caltech.edu> wrote:
A MINC-23 can be upgraded to a -73 (which ours has), and I would find that
VERY interesting.
Is the standard backplane 18-bit or 22-bit? Do you need to mod the
backplane to upgrade to an -73?
I have a MINC-23 currently sitting idle in my garage. If I ever
decide to part with it shipping it (Seattle area) would be a
challenge.
-Glen
2 Sep
2 Sep
3:11 p.m.
At 2:22 PM -0700 9/2/10, Glen Slick wrote:
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:58 PM, John A. Dundas III
<dundas at caltech.edu> wrote:
It's on the other side of campus at the moment so I can't eyeball,
but I believe the standard was 18-bit.
Note that a -73 will work in an -18 bit environment, so you're not
required to modify the backplane. Whether the MINC modules
themselves play well with 22-bit backplanes, I don't know.
John
A MINC-23 can be upgraded to a -73 (which ours has), and I would find that
VERY interesting.
Is the standard backplane 18-bit or 22-bit? Do you need to mod the
backplane to upgrade to an -73? 
3:18 p.m.
Yes, it's 18 bit. Mine has a third-party memory board that can be upgraded to 256kW,
but it doesn't do me any good! <sigh> Also, the original version of the BASIC
software would not run properly on an 11/23 processor - it's necessary to have the 1.2
version.
I have the A/D, D/A, clock and preamp modules. I don't have a VT105 so I can't
play with some of the fun BASIC software (which I have), but one of these days in my
Copious Spare Time I'm planning to write a translator to Tek codes so it will play on
my 4209.
I remember using one of these Back In The Day and it nicely filled the time domain between
a high-precision voltmeter and a scope. -- Ian
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At 2:22 PM -0700 9/2/10, Glen Slick wrote:
It's on the other side of campus at the moment so I can't eyeball,
but I believe the standard was 18-bit.
Note that a -73 will work in an -18 bit environment, so you're not
required to modify the backplane. Whether the MINC modules
themselves play well with 22-bit backplanes, I don't know.
John
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:58 PM, John A. Dundas
III
<dundas at caltech.edu> wrote:
>
> A MINC-23 can be upgraded to a -73 (which ours has), and I would
find that
VERY
interesting.
Is the standard backplane 18-bit or 22-bit? Do you need to mod the
backplane to upgrade to an -73?
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