Subject: Re: data general aviion identification
To: salo <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-m88k
Date: 07/09/2001 14:18:08
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 08:05:37PM +0200, salo wrote:
> i just got 4 Data General AViiON computers. Three of them looks same - 3
> m88200 cpu, one is different - 6x m88100 cpus. unfortunately i have no
> documentation and no visible signs about model/type name.
Hmmm... The m88200 is a "cache memory management unit" (CMMU), not
a CPU. It's a companion chip to the m88100 CPU. There are usually
2 CMMUs for each CPU (one for data, and one for instructions), although
you sometimes find several CMMUs for data and/or instructions. Can you
check the chips a little more carefully?
I don't know of any comprehensive web sites with information about these
machines. Data General has a tiny bit of information on-line. I've
collected a tinier bit of information.
Are these rack-mount, standalone, deskside, or desktop?
-allen
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