On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Bill Allen Jr wrote:
> BTW any more info or updates an that very rare fps mini?
I was meaning to respond to a message you wrote a couple weeks ago:
> the the sys 460 is a two rack system - 1 rack had the diablo disk drive,
> hard drive and i/o comms interface (i have all of those components and
> alot of spare cpu and terminal pcb's).
>
> the other rack had both the iv 70 and iv 90 cpu's in it.
This sounds an awful lot like what I have.
> the iv 70 had a card in it that passed the backplane signals to the iv
> 90 - i don't know why they used this "dual cpu" confg.
Check out this picture:
http://siconic.com/computers/fps/Four%20Phase%20Systems%20Mini-Computer.jpg
On the left is the CPU cabinet. The top is the IV/90 CPU (presumably).
The section below contains more boards. I haven't looked at it so long
that I forgot exactly what's in there.
On the right is the tape drive (top). I forget what is directly below it
(the aluminum thing). Below that is (I believe) the communication
interface.
I'll have to give a look at it this week to refresh my memory. I'm closer
to being able to access it again because of the move.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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