> > The power supply is capable of a load of 5V/180A, 12V/26A, 12V/3,5A. nice
> > values. This is the reason for the very strange power connector of these
> > machines. The other thing: It hat one 88100/25MHz and 4 PMMUs.

You mean 4 CMMUs (88200) ?
Probably 2 for data and 2 for instruction instead of 1 for each (or 3
data, 1 instruction, maybe?).

> > But maybe... we need to write kernels for the I/O hardware, as i saw this on
> > the PCS Cadmus machines i have standing around.
> 
> I'm not exactly sure what you mean here. Actually booting *BSD on an I/O
> card or writing modules to drive the I/O hardware?

Probably writing modules to drive the I/O hardware.  Unless they boot
off of a ROM and are self-contained.  Then you just need to know the
software interface to them...

Sounds like you have a project, Michael...  :-)

-allen

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