> >Not to forget ATARI - Yes, ATARI also used VME - the TT (you know,
> >the always anounced, never available and to expensive 68030 system)
> >had two ( 3 ?) VME slots for add ons. The idea was baicly to have a
> >chance to add 'better' Graphic cards, since the TT was intended as
> >Graphic Workstation.
> >Eventualy the TT was also in a somewhat unintentional demand from
> >engeneering companies (the TT would had given a beautifull low
> >cost VME development system) - again a market where ATARI did
> >totaly miss, while the customers where _WAITING_ for the machine.
> I'm not very aware of that machine. However, I personally don't pay much
> attention to ATARI as they are a machine not in my scope of interest. I
> have to place limits on myself in some way :)
It was a nice and well designed machine, but just again marketed
wrong. Over here it got a lot of cheers from small engeneering
companies (and did backward push the usage of VME - a usable and
_payable_ development system is essential).
> >> Moto, Mostek and Philips were earliest suppliers of hardware. Others
> >> followed. Still somewhat popular and well supported today. The 68k
> >> processor family was the most used uP. However, Intel uP's, Moto's 88000
> >> RISC uP, some Transputer devices and other uP's were also used in VMEbus
> >> module designs.
> >Somewhat popular ? VME is still #1 when it comes to industrial apps.
> I tend to occasionally understate things. I did so in this case as there
> would often be the person who stands up and says <their favorite bus> is #1
> and then the list would degenerate into yet another pi--ing contest.
> (Personally, I think VME is #1 indust. bus myself and fully agree with you,
> but please don't tell anybody! ;) ;) ;)
This wasn't a personal statement - my last VME project was
some 10 years ago (installations are still working).
> >Only the enhanced usage of PCs can stand against with ISA/PCI backplanes
> >and the _very_ popular PC104 systems.
> Those PC104 systems are indeed nice for their small size.
Cute - I've a 486-66 system on my table - with VGA, LAN, Sound, HD
and usual I/O - all in a cube of less than 13x13x13 cm^3 - that's
what I call a workplace system :)
> Bis später, Chris
Ja, bis spaeter
Servus
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Received on Thu Apr 22 1999 - 11:27:43 BST