On October 14, Jim Donoghue wrote:
> > Ahh, the 74LS181s are ALUs, as is the 'F582. Interesting that they
> > used both. I'm curious...what kind of processor is this?
>
> Wang CP-5 CPU board from a VS5E. 32-bit, loads cpu microcode from the system
> disk into static RAM chips on the CPU board. Strange, but interesting, stuff.
Ahh, neat! I've heard a bit about Wang VS systems, but I had no
idea they were TTL CPUs. Very cool. How wide is the processor? The
74LS181 is 4 bits wide...how many does it use?
Have you had a chance to take pics of this system? I'd be highly
interested in seeing them if so.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Sun Oct 14 2001 - 22:31:10 BST