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- From: ajc@pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: Is there/will there be a TC or F+ to Q-bus interface?
- Date: 4 Jan 93 08:45:25
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- Lines: 44
- Message-ID: <AJC.93Jan4084525@thendara.pa.dec.com>
- References: <1992Dec22.175804.3691@sol.UVic.CA>
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- In-reply-to: zapantis@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca's message of Tue, 22 Dec 92 17:58:04 GM
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- In article <1992Dec22.175804.3691@sol.UVic.CA> zapantis@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca
- (Nik Zapantis) writes:
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- >In planning for an Alpha upgrade, we would like to maintain our existing Q-Bus
- >peripherals for as long as they last. It makes no sense to get TC or F+
- >interfaces for said peripherals, because they are old (in age and in
- >technology).
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- >The ideal solution would be to have a TC or F+ to Q-bus interface, thus using
- >our VAX3800 just like an expansion box( no, I do not want to make it part of
- >the Cluster).
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- >I believe there is such a beast for the VAX4000/100, and would like to know
- >if something similar is/will be available for Alpha systems.
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- Nik,
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- I would suggest that you get yourself a copy of the TRI/ADD Shippable Product
- Catalog (available for anonymous ftp):
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- gatekeeper: 16.1.0.2 gatekeeper:pub/DEC/TriAdd/TAcatalog.ps
- gatekeeper:pub/DEC/TriAdd/TAcatalog.ps.Z
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- And contact the TURBOchannel to Qbus adapter people listed there. The adapter
- hardware won't change. What you will need to ask those folks is what the date
- will be for Alpha AXP device drivers (whether for OSF/1 or OpenVMS) for those
- adapters. All of the product descriptions and company contact information are
- in the catalog.
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- Thanx,
- AJ
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