Are these documents pertinent?
http://www.spies.com/~aek/pdf/dec/buildingBlocks_1.tiff
http://www.spies.com/~aek/pdf/dec/buildingBlocks_2.tiff
--tom
At 12:22 AM 4/24/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I think he's asking about "laboratory modules" -- the *original* DEC
>products from 1957 or so. You snapped the lab modules into a power
>backplane (power supply was one of the "DEC Building Blocks") and
>connected the logic elements via patch cords.
>
>The power pins aren't documented in my 1960 dec logic handbook, and they
>don't seem to be documented in Bell's "Computer Engineering" either, so I
>assume you need to find a "DEC Building Blocks" technical bulletin or
>reverse engineer one of the lab modules -- this might help:
>
>http://www.ulib.org/webRoot/Books/Saving_Bell_Books/Computer_Engineering/00
000128.htm
>
>-- Doug
>
>On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
>> Do the modules look like they'd plug into a Q-Bus or Unibus backplane? If
>> so they can't be much older than about 35 years old I believe (if that).
>> DEC itself I was started in '58, IIRC. Joe's book might have some of the
>> info you need, there are a whole slew of Logic Handbooks from the late 60's
>> through the late 70's (towards the end they changed the name).
>>
>> Zane
>>
>>
>> >
>> > John,
>> >
>> > This is a hell of a coincidence! I JUST posted the message below to a
>> >fellow CC Lister. The book is dated 1971 so it may not cover what you're
>> >looking for IF your modules are really 45 years old. Unfortunately the
>> >book is really more of a catalog so there's little pin out info except
>> >for some of the flip chip modules.
>> >
>> >
>> > "I found a copy of "Digital Logic Handbook 1971" while cleaning around
>> >here today. Digital as in Digital Equipement Corp. Need it? It seems to
>> >be a data book of modules (M series Logic Modules, W series Special
Purpose
>> >Logic Boards, A series Analog modules, Lab Series and K Series Control
Logic
>> >modules, etc."
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>> >
>> > At 10:46 PM 4/23/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> > >Anyone have information on this product series?
>> > >The 'dec Lab Modules' are 45 years old so on
>> > >topic. What I'm looking for is the pin assignment
>> > >for the backplane (only 5 jacks at this stage)
>> > >All I know is that -15v,+10v,+10v and -3v are
>> > >supposed to go in (I think) but I don't know where.
>> > >
>> > >John A.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
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Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 09:36:52 BST