DEC M8350 - KA8E posibus interface

[Allison]

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>Subject: Re: DEC M8350 - KA8E posibus interface
>   From: "vrs" <vrs at msn.com>
>   Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:46:49 -0700
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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>> Forgot to answer this - MSC-8 hex MOS memory cards are handy - if they
>> are 1/2 populated with 4Kbit chips, they are 16KW, fully populated
>> with 4Kbit chips they are 32KW.  If you happen to find the same card
>> with 16Kbit (4116) chips, that's a whopping 128KW.  You'll need a KT8A
>> to address it, another late model card of limited use - RTS/8 used it,
>> and I am pretty sure there was a RAM disk driver for OS/8 to use the
>> upper 96KW as storage.

Is there a schematic {printset} around for MSC-8?


As to boards other than memory and CPU a front pannel board either
the 8E style or 8A is very handy too.  Then serial IO cards are useful.
I use my 8f with two serial cards, one for console and one to simulate
a high speed PTR/PTP.

Allison