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- From: philip@cel.cummins.com (Philip D. Pokorny)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
- Subject: Re: DPCC/DPCE
- Message-ID: <9207311631.AA04828@cel.cummins.com>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 16:31:12 GMT
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- Doug Vander Wilt writes:
- > sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!pegasus.mit.edu!bri@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Brian D. Carlstrom) writes:
- > > question about DPCE/DPCC. the DPCE part is the emulator.
- > > the DPCC part is the card? do i need the card to run the emulator...
- > > or will just the software alone work...
- >
- > DPCE (Domain PC Emulator) is a complete software only solution for Domain/OS:
- > "The dpce command starts DPCE in a window on your workstation. DPCE
- > consists of software that emulates an IBM PC/AT, allowing you to use DOS
- > commands and run PC application programs." (from 'help dpce')
- >
- > DPCC (Domain PC Coprocessor) consists of (80286-based) hardware and software
- ^^^^
- We've got some of these...
-
- > to perform the same function as well as AT-bus device support. I'm not sure
- > DPCC is still available but DPCE on a 400 series machine runs faster that
- > DPCC. There was another company called "Applied Reasoning" that made a
- > 386-based coprocessor. That company is now defunct. SoftPC is a product
- ^^^
- We've also got one of these...
-
- > the performs PC emulation (in software) on HP-UX.
-
- The support for all of this (including DPCI, DPCE, DPCC, and
- maybe even PC-Elevator (386)) has been picked up by
- MicroMechanics. I have been working with them and they are
- doing a good job of fixing and improving the DPCI stuff. They
- can be reached directly at:
-
- MicroMechanics
- 84 Sherman Street
- Cambridge, MA 02140
- Phone: (617) 868 - 1899
- E-mail:ljohnson@apollo.hp.com
-
- :)
-
-