sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) (07/20/84)
Does anyone out there have very much knowledge or experience with the
new ACC UNIBUS ARPAnet/1822 interface called the "IF-11/1822"?
Note this is NOT their HDH interface.
It would appear to be one of their UMC/Z80 boards with special hardware
to perform both the logical and physical 1822 protocols. It is physically
much smaller than the older LH/DH-11, taking up two hex slots in the
UNIBUS backplane, but without the 19" washing machine which often requires
another VAX cabinet.
Can it run as fast as a LH/DH-11 between a host and a C/30? Is it reliable?
Has anyone written a 4.[12] network driver for it yet? Its size alone makes
it sound attractive, if it works as well as the old, faithful LH/DH-11.
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/Steve Dyer
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sdyer@bbncca.ARPAsdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) (08/01/84)
From the horse's mouth itself, ACC, comes the answer: the IF-11/1822 was a
special unit produced for a US government client, and is not generally
available for sale, not is it particularly desirable in place of the
LH/DH-11, for it is quite slow. The only advantage would seem to be the
single board design.
My order for an LH/DH-11 went in today...
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/Steve Dyer
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