what is a CXY08-M good for?

From: Megan <mbg_at_world.std.com>
Date: Fri May 25 20:32:21 2001

>I acquired a DECserver 550 for the KDJ11-SD in it, and now I have a pile
>of these CXY08-M boards. It is an 8-line multiplexed serial I/O board,
>with modem control. Are these good for anything besides building a
>DECserver? Will I be able to find an RT-11 or UNIX driver for it? Or
>maybe, from the CPU side, it might look enough like another DEC serial
>board that it will work with an existing driver.

I don't know about third-party drivers, but RT-11 V5.6 and later
have latent support for the CXY08 boards... they are programmed
just like DHV/DHQ. They look nothing like a DL[V]...

                                        Megan Gentry
                                        Former RT-11 Developer

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