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- From: rjwalsh@maths.tcd.ie (Robert Walsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.arch
- Subject: FPS M64/330 question
- Keywords: fps microvax
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.154157.27809@maths.tcd.ie>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 15:41:57 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Organisation: Amalgamated Durables
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- A small research group I am a member of recently had donated to it
- a Floating Point Systems M64/330 Vector Processor. According to
- the blurb that came with it, it was designed to be used in conjunction
- with a Microvax running MicroVMS. This front end was linked to the
- VP via the Q22 bus, and communicated with it via a program called
- 'SJE464'.
-
- Unfortunately, we never got a MicroVax with the VP, so it's just
- sitting there with nothing to do. We have our own MicroVax, but
- it's running Ultrix. However, it seems to us that the 'SJE464'
- program is simply some sort of fairly intelligent communications
- program that talks to the VP, lets it access files on the MicroVax,
- passes our commands down to it, etc. So we figure we might just be
- able to write our own version of it. However, we're a little
- uncertain as to where to start. Does anyone know exactly how the
- MicroVax talks to the VP via this program?
-
- Also, is there an ftp site anywhere with sources/docs for FPS M64
- series of systems?
-
- Any help would be appreciated.
-
- Robert.
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