On Friday 12 December 2003 16:12, Eric Smith wrote:
> There most certainly IS an 11/84 CPU card. It happens that it's
> the same module as an 11/83 CPU card. They're both the KDJ11-B
> (M8190).
>
> When plugged into an 11/84 system, the KDJ11-B does NOT use Qbus.
> It uses a unique bus that is similar to Qbus, but has some
> significant differences. Also, the PMI (Private Memory Interconnect
> on the C/D edge connectors) in an 11/84 behaves a little differently
> than the PMI in an 11/83.
Looks like I got my information wrong or something... Anyhow, so can the
M8190 act as either an 11/83 (QBUS) or 11/84 (UNIBUS-ish) cpu? If so,
the FIELD GUIDE should probably still be updated to indicate this,
IMHO.
Pat
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Received on Fri Dec 12 2003 - 15:55:27 GMT