Prints for an 11/70

From: Boatman on the River of Suck <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Wed Dec 12 13:11:48 2001

On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:

> > On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> >
> > > > Blatent easy way out is emulate that 11/70 on athlon XP 1900+. :-)
> > > > Smack me if you dare. :-)
> > >
> > > That would probably be his cheapest way to attain the speed he wants.
> > >
> > > <ducks>
> >
> > And exactly how would you speak to UNIBUS?
>
> Well, the processor would be attached to support hardware, and the support
> hardware would be attached to a UNIBUS connector. There's nothing that
> says this thing has to be PC-compatible.

Yes, but would it be possible to have a similar relationship between
processor speed and I/O bandwidth as in the old systems?

> Are you wanting this to go in big, hex-width cards like old UNIBUS cards,
> or will you be defining a new form factor, connector (compact UNIBUS?),
> backplane, and card mounting system for your new UNIBUS (UNewBUS?)?

Old style.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Wed Dec 12 2001 - 13:11:48 GMT