Mainframe stuff...

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Wed Sep 19 14:40:45 2001

On September 19, jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
> BTW a stupid question: What is a 8700? Is it SBI based like the
> 11/78[05] and 86[05]0, or is it XMI / VAXBI like the 85x0 or 6k VAXen?
> I asume that a 8700 is a 8600 in a biger enclosure?

  The 8700 and the 8600 are very different machines. The 8700 uses
VAXBI, and is mounted in a chasiss similar in size to that of the
8600. I don't think there's any XMI in there.

  Incidentally, the 8700 can be turned into an 8800 by plugging a
second CPU card set into the machine.

      -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Wed Sep 19 2001 - 14:40:45 BST

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