New Toy - VAX 4000-710

From: Michael Thompson <m_thompson_at_ids.net>
Date: Wed May 8 11:19:25 2002

There were two versions of Futurebus. The original version dated from the
early 1980s and was described in the IEEE 896 standard. It used standard
9Ux280mm euroboards and three 96 pin DIN connectors. Tektronix used this in
their 3000? series workstations.

The second version, Futurebus+, used improved backplane connectors and hard
metric packaging. This is the version that DEC included in two different
VAXen. Futurebus+ was a great intellectual exercise but was a market
failure. Lots of Futurebus+ technology has made it's way into otehr products.


Michael Thompson
E-Mail: M_Thompson_at_IDS.net
Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 11:19:25 BST