Re: Info on the VAXstation 100 ?

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From: John T Kohl
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1992 19:25

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In article <1992Jul3.162748.3227@spcvxb.spc.edu> terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) writes:

>   Unlike the VAX-based VAXstations, the VS100 box isn't useful by itself.

Probably true, but not necessarily so.  I recall they have a 68000 in
them for the display processor, and the X1->X10 drivers would load
S-code down the (optical fiber) data link from the UNIBUS.
--
John Kohl <jtkohl@cs.berkeley.edu>
UC Berkeley CS grad student
Member of the League for Programming Freedom--details: league@prep.ai.mit.edu
(The above opinions are MINE.  Don't put my words in somebody else's mouth!)

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