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From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Thu Jun 22 15:36:20 2000

>
> I never had the opportunity to work with a machine that was IEEE-696
> compliant. I'm assuming you did (Danger Will Robinson!)... were compliant
> boards reliable? Do you know of any attempts to retrofit compliance onto
> existing S-100 designs?
>
> -dq

lessee... yes, yes!

I've worked with 696 complient, no that didn't completely help the bus
noise problem. bus termination could be fitted to any bus and it helped.
Compupro and others had backplanes that were terminated and much better
but it's only part of a total solution.

FYI: there is not less than 4 distinct varients of S100 and they are
mostly compatable...sorta. It tended to evolve over time with 696 beinng
mostly after the fact.

Allison
Received on Thu Jun 22 2000 - 15:36:20 BST