njh@root44.UUCP (06/11/87)
>Compupro produced an S-100 board known as the CPU-32016, using a >32016 processor. It has been stated that these boards can go >10MHz. And it runs Unix. I know - 'cos we ported it for them, but we haven't heard anything from them for a long time - we think they aren't around any more. >The only operating system that everyone agrees to be available is >Unix, and not cheap, and no source or configurability. But it >comes with everything in the world. Source may be ddifficult from some people, but configurability should be on them all, if it ain't *moan*! -- -- Nigel Horne, Divisional Director, Root Technical Systems. <njh@root.co.uk> G1ITH Fax: (01) 726 8158 Phone: +44 1 606 7799 Telex: 885995 ROOT G BT Gold: CQQ173
paul@vixie.UUCP (06/15/87)
In article <360@root44.co.uk> njh@root.co.uk (Nigel Horne) writes: > >>Compupro produced an S-100 board known as the CPU-32016, using a >>32016 processor. It has been stated that these boards can go >>10MHz. ...although the boards come (came) with 320xx-6 parts (6 MHz max) and a 6-MHz crystal. The engineering people at Compupro (now Viasyn) told me that a new CPM, MMU, TCU, FPU, ICU, and crystal would make the board go 10-MHz -- all the support circuitry is fast enough. >And it runs Unix. I know - 'cos we ported it for them, but >we haven't heard anything from them for a long time - we think they >aren't around any more. This amazes and disgusts me. I'm sure the port is solid, and I would very much like to purchase it -- and I asked the Compupro people (sales, engin., even George himself at a swap meet) about UNIX for the board, and they said "what's that?". For the record, I would **still** like to buy a UNIX for the thing. I have a pretty hefty system here, with about 1.5Mb of RAM and all the IO I could ever want -- but no software. I have illusions about cobbling up something from scratch, but the machine is going to get pretty old and cold before that happens. To the people who mentioned MINIX: this would be acceptable, though BSD would be better. MINIX or a GCC back-end for the 32016 would really make me smile! Let me (or the net, or both) know what's available in this area. To other Compupro/Viasyn CPU-32016 owners (or Viasyn if you're on the net): what are you all doing with your cards? Viasyn sells (sold?) a FORTH for the thing, but I'm just not interested in that. What else is out there? -- Paul A Vixie Esq 329 Noe Street {ptsfa, crash, hoptoad, ucat}!vixie!paul San Francisco ptsfa!vixie!paul@ames.ames.arc.nasa.gov CA 94116 paul@vixie.UUCP (415) 864-7013