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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: SHOW/UNIBUS (was: What is XPDRIVER for?
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 07:33:35 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- Message-ID: <1i8p8fINNdbj@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1992Dec29.143542.4184@arizona.edu>,<1992Dec29.185622.1038@cmkrnl.com> <1hs7k7INNnqs@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Dec30.100239.1043@cmkrnl.com>,<30DEC199219403705@spades.aces.com>
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- In article <30DEC199219403705@spades.aces.com>, gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes:
- >#> Using this command can crash your system.
- >#
- >#Calling all readers: Has ANYONE out there ever seen this actually happen?
- >#If so, what devices were on the bus?
- >
- >Yes, on a 6410, a 6510, and other 6000 class machines with no Unibus :)
- >The 6410 has a BI bus. The 6510 has an XMI and no BI.
-
- Wouldn't ya know it? The first person to defend my claim that SHOW/UNIBUS can
- crash your system is Ehud? How long 'til they think we're a conspiracy? :-)
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-