> > > Hearing anyone decode the FUBAR makes me twitch.
> >
> > Uhmm isn't the computer version Foo bar as in Foo bar blatz zam zow
>
> On some models of VAX there's a hardware register that stores (part of)
> the address of a Unibus cycle where the selected device failed to
> respond. This register is called, not suprisingly, the
>
> Failed UniBus Address Register
>
> or FUBAR in the technical manual, printset, etc. And yes, I am aware of
> the other expansions of FUBAR, and I am sure the designers were as well...
>
> -tony
And since the Unibus adapter logic on the DW780 is spread out badly
over 4 1/2 boards (the _at_#$%^ paddle card has some along with the
terminator) it's a bear to troubleshoot by swapping without a full kit.
And it goes intermittant a lot...
Bill
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Received on Wed Oct 04 2000 - 17:25:44 BST