CORRECT-- SUMMARY: how to install window NT on DEC Alphas

From: Wenjian Qiao <qiaow_at_cps.msu.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 11:35:26 -0500 (EST)

As indicated by alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com, DEC 4000 is not TURBOchannel
based.

> From alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com Tue Jan 23 10:37 EST 1996
>
> It is worth noting that the DEC 4000 isn't TURBOchannel based, but
> may not be supported by NT. It uses custom I/O modules that mix
> DSSI, SCSI and Ethernet. I know it supports Futurebus+ for the
> connection of other devices, but I don't what other bus it might
> have had. Probably not PCI, maybe EISA, maybe VME.
>
> It was in the office/server class and supported two CPUs. The
> initial CPU released (model 600) was in the 150-200 Mhz range
> and there was a Model 700 release later that was 200 Mhz or
> higher. I/O expansion was limited by only being able to have
> four disk I/O adapters (all SCSI on Digital UNIX, mixed SCSI
> and DSSI on VMS). FDDI was available via the Futurebus+. There
> was work done on providing connection to the HSZ40 via a Futurebus+
> adapter, but support for it never made to the Digital UNIX SPD.
>
Received on Tue Jan 23 1996 - 18:09:42 NZDT

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