More info RE: KA650 & uVAX

From: Megan <mbg_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed May 5 21:57:19 1999

>>M7164/M7165 is the KDA50 SDI controller, not SCSI.
>
>Ok, I give up, what the heck is this? QDA "Quad" processor. Ok, is it
>used for clustering or something?

It is a KDA50-Q, Qbus to MSCP disk controller...

>KFSQA - Q22 DSSI Controller, the drives hiding in the cabinet are two
>RF71's. So it looks like 1.6GB about of disk space. Of course I have no

Nope, KFQSA is a single quad board... The machine may have had one in
the past, but not now... do NOT use a SCSI cable/terminator with those
DSSI drives...

>What type of backplane is this? Looks almost like it is Q/CD all the way
>across.

Yes, Q22/CD all the way...

>There is an ethernet interface in one called a DESQA any good? Seems like
>a follow on to the DEQNA as it has both 10B2 and AUI ports on it. The
>other two chassis both had DELQA's in them.

DESQA = DELQA with s-box handle (essentially).

                                        Megan Gentry
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