> > > > Of course, it could be worse - if it was a 4000/100
> > >
> > > A 4000/10x is the same as a 3100/9x. The difference is only the
> > > firmware. Or even worse a bit somewhere in the NVRAM.
> >
> > It's just a bit in the firmware, and the DSSI daughterboard.
>
> Umm, and the 4000/10x has the ability to hook QBUS gear up to it...
> which I *do* actually care about in a VAX. (UNIBUS is useful too.)
It's been a while since I looked in my 4000/100A, but isn't the QBUS
interface built-in on the motherboard? If so, the 3100/9x could hook
up to QBUS if you had a set of cables and changed the bit in firmware.
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Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Mon Feb 07 2005 - 13:03:29 GMT