Let's Have an Opus Thread!

From: Bruce Ray <bkr_at_WildHareComputers.com>
Date: Wed Jun 12 12:26:18 2002

They also produced MC88000-based co-processors. We used Opus boards to
create 88/Open compatible software many years ago when some of the 88/Open
sponsors [i.e. Data General] could not create compatible binaries!

Bruce Ray
Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc.
bkr_at_WildHareComputers.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd Kopriva" <bernd_at_kopriva.de>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Let's Have an Opus Thread!


> Hi Doc,
>
> that was me, who asked for some software for a NS32032 board ...
>
> Till last week, i've learned that Opus Systems is out of business, and
that there is
> no chance to get any documentation and/or software from them for this kind
of board :-(
> They made SPARC based processor boards as well, but unfortunately, i've
never seen
> such a board ...
> ... but if there is a chance to grab such a beast, i would take it :-)
>
> Bernd
>
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:40:23 -0500 (CDT), Doc Shipley wrote:
>
> > Seriously.
> > Somebody mentioned last week that they had questions about an Opus
> >card, I just saw one, a 300PM, on Dan Veeneman's page, and I have the
> >software (2 DC6150 QIC tapes) for a 400PM. These appear to be for
> >Solaris, or SunOS, and I read that Opus built "mainframe coprocessors"
> >for Suns as well as ATs. I think they also built standalone
> >workstations.
> > Does anybody have a matched set? Software and hardware? Ever seen
> >the mainframe coprocessors in action?
> > These things are really intriguing to me, and really mysterious.
> > If anybody has an SBus 400PM card and needs the software, or wants to
> >donate/trade it, I'm willing either way.
> > If somebody wants to forward this to CCtech, that'd be cool too.
> >
> > Doc
> >
>
>
> Bernd Kopriva Tel: 07195 / 179452
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