Corrections to trivia

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Mon Oct 5 20:39:31 1998

< Yes, but DEC had a strange definition of 'microprocessor'. They sometime
< used the term to mean 'microcoded processor' - as in the microprocessor
< board for the DMC11, etc which certainly wasn't a single-chip processor
< (it was a hex-height card of TTL).

Microprocessor... the RX01 disk controller (drive end) is a board of ttl
and proms. It is a micro, meaning small, processor, it performs a set
procedure of actions "process" upon data or system (disks and the data for
them).

The RX01 contains a microprogrammed microcontroller as its microprocessor.

I'd think that was clear enough. ;)

Allison
Received on Mon Oct 05 1998 - 20:39:31 BST