Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site cygnet.CYGNETSYSTEMS Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!cygnet!karl From: karl@cygnet.CYGNETSYSTEMS (Karl Danz) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: VME based UNIX? Wanted. Message-ID: <523@cygnet.CYGNETSYSTEMS> Date: Sat, 29-Dec-84 23:06:14 EST Article-I.D.: cygnet.523 Posted: Sat Dec 29 23:06:14 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 31-Dec-84 02:15:59 EST References: <4200001@ciprico.UUCP> Organization: Cygnet Systems -- Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 29 > Does anyone out there know of any VME based UNIX systems? We have a couple of Motorola VME/10 systems running their System V UNIX port (distributed by AT&T). They're not real fast (30 seconds to compile "hello world" program), but they work. The system is 68010 based and uses the 68451 MMU (natch). They sell two basic models: one has a 15 Megabyte Winchester and the other (new) one has a 40 MB disk. There are five full-width, and four half-width, unused VME slots available. The base system comes with 384K RAM; memory can be added in increments of 256K, 512K, 1M or 2M. The RAM cards are full-width. (They are really shipping the 2 Meg card -- we have one, and it works.) You can add a "dual serial port" card (half-width, but two slots) and plug in two terminals (or a terminal and a line to your VAX). It's a multi-user system, but you'll want to be the only user. We have had only a few minor problems, such as being forced to use a low baud rate (2400) on the line to the VAX -- this is apparetnly due to the disk driver polling instead of being interrupt driven, and Motorola is looking into this for us. They are supportive and helpful. They should be; the VME/10 ain't cheap. Karl Danz Cygnet Systems ...hplaps!cygnet!karl