Able Computer - Revision history

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2022-12-05T16:48:41Z

External links: +product summary and brochures

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	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/able/ Able] - manuals at [[Bitsavers]]		* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/able/ Able] - manuals at [[Bitsavers]]
			** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/able/brochures/Able_Computer_Product_Summary.pdf ABLE product summary] - synopsis and small image of all products
			** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/able/brochures/Able_Computer_Product_Brochures_1982.pdf ABLE product brochures] - header sheet, and brochures for about a dozen ABLE products

	[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]

Jnc: /* External links */ +Bitsavers

2022-12-05T16:35:04Z

External links: +Bitsavers

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	The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).		The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).

			==External links==

			* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/able/ Able] - manuals at [[Bitsavers]]

	[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]

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2021-04-16T03:30:47Z

+links

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	\| [[Able UNIVERTER\|UNIVERTER]] \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output		\| [[Able UNIVERTER\|UNIVERTER]] \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex (main) + double dual (jumper) \|\| Y \|\| PDP-11/45, etc		\| [[Able CACHE/45\|CACHE/45]] \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex (main) + double dual (jumper) \|\| Y \|\| PDP-11/45, etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
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	\| QUADRASYNC/B \|\| 10015 \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface\|EIA]] only		\| QUADRASYNC/B \|\| 10015 \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface\|EIA]] only
	\|-		\|-
	\| SCAT/45 \|\| 10017 (control)<br>10025 (data) \|\| hex (control and data) \|\| Y control<br>Y% (data) \|\| [[PDP-11/45]], etc		\| [[Able SCAT/45\|SCAT/45]] \|\| 10017 (control)<br>10025 (data) \|\| hex (control and data) \|\| Y control<br>Y% (data) \|\| [[PDP-11/45]], etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| QUADRASYNC/C \|\| 10022 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[20mA current loop serial line interface\|20mA]]		\| QUADRASYNC/C \|\| 10022 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[20mA current loop serial line interface\|20mA]]

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2020-02-06T04:33:39Z

have Quadracall img

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	\| Dual I/O \|\| 10039 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| Dual I/O \|\| 10039 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| QUADRACALL \|\| 10045 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| QUADRACALL \|\| 10045 \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| DMAX/16 \|\| 10048 \|\| double hex \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| DMAX/16 \|\| 10048 \|\| double hex \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS

Jnc: +link

2020-02-04T15:16:38Z

+link

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	'''Able Computer''' was a company based in Irvine, California which made a variety of [[device controller]]s and similar devices (e.g. [[cache]]s) for [[PDP-11]]s and other machines which used the [[UNIBUS]] or [[QBUS]].		'''Able Computer''' was a company based in Irvine, California which made a variety of [[device controller]]s and similar devices (e.g. [[cache]]s) for [[PDP-11]]s and other machines which used the [[UNIBUS]] or [[QBUS]].

	The controllers were usually program-compatible to existing [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]] products, but more cost-effective; their other boards offered performance and capability enhancements that DEC themselves did not offer.		The controllers were usually [[program compatible]] to existing [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]] products, but more cost-effective; their other boards offered performance and capability enhancements that DEC themselves did not offer.

	The following table gives the part numbers and [[DEC card form factor\|sizes]] of Able products, to aid in identification of un-identified boards:		The following table gives the part numbers and [[DEC card form factor\|sizes]] of Able products, to aid in identification of un-identified boards:

Jnc: link to 2 produce pages

2019-09-09T19:03:54Z

link to 2 produce pages

Jnc: Add second QNIVERTER

2019-07-24T15:31:32Z

Add second QNIVERTER

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	\|-		\|-
	\| VMZ/32 \|\| 10185 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS		\| VMZ/32 \|\| 10185 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
			\|-
			\| QNIVERTER \|\| (second version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y# \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output
	\|-		\|-
	\| VMZ/LP \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS		\| VMZ/LP \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
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	''%'' indicates a poor image, from a scanned manual (UNIVERTER), or from a sales brochure		''%'' indicates a poor image, from a scanned manual (UNIVERTER), or from a sales brochure

			''#'' indicates we have images of a card that is probably the second version, but no confirmation from Able docs

	The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).		The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).

	[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]

Jnc: Add image availability, etc

2019-07-24T14:09:46Z

Add image availability, etc

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Product !! Part Number !! Size !! Bus or Machine		! Product !! Part Number !! Size !! Image \|\| Host Bus or Machine !! Comments
	\|-		\|-
	\| UNIVERTER \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| QBUS (UNIBUS output)		\| UNIVERTER \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| Y% \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex + double dual \|\| PDP-11/45, etc		\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex + double dual \|\| Y \|\| PDP-11/45, etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| UNIBUS		\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| QUADRASYNC/B \|\| 10015 \|\| quad \|\| UNIBUS		\| QUADRASYNC/B \|\| 10015 \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface\|EIA]] only
	\|-		\|-
	\| SCAT/45 \|\| 10017 (control)<br>10025 (data) \|\| hex (control and data) \|\| [[PDP-11/45]], etc		\| SCAT/45 \|\| 10017 (control)<br>10025 (data) \|\| hex (control and data) \|\| Y control<br>Y% (data) \|\| [[PDP-11/45]], etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| QUADRASYNC/C \|\| 10022 \|\| quad \|\| UNIBUS		\| QUADRASYNC/C \|\| 10022 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[20mA current loop serial line interface\|20mA]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| QUADRASYNC/E \|\| 10028 \|\| hex* \|\| UNIBUS		\| QUADRASYNC/E \|\| 10028 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| EIA, [[modem]] control
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/~~434-~~440 \|\| 10031 \|\| double dual \|\| ~~[[PDP-11/34]],~~ [[PDP-11/40]]		\| CACHE/440 \|\| 10031 \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/40]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Dual I~~/O \|\| ~~10039~~ \|\| ~~quad~~ \|\| ~~UNIBUS~~		\| CACHE/434 \|\| 10033? \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/34]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~QUADRACALL~~ \|\| ~~10045~~ \|\| quad \|\| UNIBUS		\| Dual I/O \|\| 10039 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~DMAX/16~~ \|\| ~~10048~~ \|\| ~~double hex~~ \|\| UNIBUS		\| QUADRACALL \|\| 10045 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~BUSLINK~~ \|\| ~~10062~~ \|\| ~~quad~~ \|\| ~~QBUS~~		\| DMAX/16 \|\| 10048 \|\| double hex \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| INTERLINK\|\| ~~10064~~ \|\| hex* \|\| ~~UNIBUS~~		\| INTERLINK/LSI \|\| 10062 \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| BUSLINK
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~QNIVERTER~~ \|\| ~~10067~~ \|\| ~~quad~~* \|\| ~~QBUS (~~UNIBUS ~~input/output)~~		\| INTERLINK/UNI \|\| 10064 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| BUSLINK
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~DZ/16~~ \|\| ~~10090~~ \|\| ~~hex~~ \|\| UNIBUS		\| QNIVERTER \|\| 10067 (first version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output
	\|-		\|-
	\| DH/DM \|\| ~~10100~~ \|\| hex \|\| UNIBUS		\| DZ/16 \|\| 10090 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~VaxDZ~~ \|\| ~~10140~~ \|\| hex \|\| UNIBUS		\| DH/DM \|\| 10100 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~UNIMAP~~ \|\| ~~10143~~ \|\| quad* \|\| ~~QBUS (~~UNIBUS ~~output)~~		\| VaxDZ \|\| 10140 \|\| hex \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~VMZ/32~~ \|\| ~~10185~~ \|\| ~~hex~~ \|\| UNIBUS		\| UNIMAP \|\| 10143 \|\| quad* \|\| N \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output
	\|-		\|-
	\| DV/16 \|\| ~~ ~~ \|\| hex \|\| UNIBUS		\| VMZ/32 \|\| 10185 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~[[Able ENABLE\|ENABLE]]~~ \|\|   \|\| ~~hex* (main board),~~ quad ~~(optional cache)~~ \|\| ~~[[Modified UNIBUS Device~~\|~~MUD]] (~~UNIBUS ~~input)~~		\| VMZ/LP \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| Q/DH \|\|   \|\| ~~quad~~ \|\| ~~QBUS~~		\| DV/16 \|\|   \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| QNIMAP \|\|   \|\| double dual \|\| QBUS		\| [[Able ENABLE\|ENABLE]] \|\|   \|\| hex* (main board), quad (optional cache) \|\| Y \|\| [[Modified UNIBUS Device\|MUD]] \|\| UNIBUS input, output (optional)
			\|-
			\| Q/DH \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| QBUS
			\|-
			\| QNIMAP \|\|   \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| QBUS
			\|-
			\| EASYWAY \|\|   \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| [[Ethernet]]
	\|}		\|}

	''*'' indicates a non-rectangular board; usually because there is a ~~UNUBUS~~ female connector on the back edge of the board		''*'' indicates a non-rectangular board; usually because there is a UNIBUS female connector on the back edge of the board

			''%'' indicates a poor image, from a scanned manual (UNIVERTER), or from a sales brochure

	The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).		The notation "PDP-11/45, etc" means it also applies to the -11/50 and -11/55 (machines which are physically identical to the -11/45, with different [[main memory]] configurations).

	~~In some documentation, the INTERLINK was also named the 'Interlink/UNI', and the BUSLINK the 'BUSLINK/LSI' .~~

	[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]

Jnc: correct Cache/45 info

2019-07-22T13:19:49Z

correct Cache/45 info

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	\| UNIVERTER \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| QBUS (UNIBUS output)		\| UNIVERTER \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| QBUS (UNIBUS output)
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? \|\| ~~quad~~ + double dual \|\| PDP-11/45, etc		\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex + double dual \|\| PDP-11/45, etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| UNIBUS		\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| UNIBUS

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+cat

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	In some documentation, the INTERLINK was also named the 'Interlink/UNI', and the BUSLINK the 'BUSLINK/LSI' .		In some documentation, the INTERLINK was also named the 'Interlink/UNI', and the BUSLINK the 'BUSLINK/LSI' .

			[[Category: Board Manufacturers]]

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	! Product !! Part Number !! Size !! Image \|\| Host Bus or Machine !! Comments		! Product !! Part Number !! Size !! Image \|\| Host Bus or Machine !! Comments
	\|-		\|-
	\| UNIVERTER \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| Y% \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output		\| [[Able UNIVERTER\|UNIVERTER]] \|\| 10001 \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS output
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex + double dual \|\| Y \|\| PDP-11/45, etc		\| CACHE/45 \|\| 10003? (main)<br>10020 (jumper) \|\| hex (main) + double dual (jumper) \|\| Y \|\| PDP-11/45, etc
	\|-		\|-
	\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| REBUS \|\| 10014 \|\| double dual \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
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	\| QUADRASYNC/E \|\| 10028 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| EIA, [[modem]] control		\| QUADRASYNC/E \|\| 10028 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| EIA, [[modem]] control
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/440 \|\| 10031 \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/40]]		\| CACHE/440 \|\| 10031 \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/40]] \|\| has [[terminator\|termination]] [[resistor]]s
	\|-		\|-
	\| CACHE/434 \|\| 10033? \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/34]]		\| CACHE/434 \|\| 10033? \|\| double dual \|\| Y \|\| [[PDP-11/34]] \|\| none, just sockets
	\|-		\|-
	\| Dual I/O \|\| 10039 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS		\| Dual I/O \|\| 10039 \|\| quad \|\| Y% \|\| UNIBUS
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	\| INTERLINK/UNI \|\| 10064 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| BUSLINK		\| INTERLINK/UNI \|\| 10064 \|\| hex* \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS \|\| BUSLINK
	\|-		\|-
	\| QNIVERTER \|\| 10067 (first version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output		\| [[Able QNIVERTER\|QNIVERTER]] \|\| 10067 (first version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output
	\|-		\|-
	\| DZ/16 \|\| 10090 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS		\| DZ/16 \|\| 10090 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
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	\| VMZ/32 \|\| 10185 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS		\| VMZ/32 \|\| 10185 \|\| hex \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
	\|-		\|-
	\| QNIVERTER \|\| (second version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y# \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output		\| [[Able QNIVERTER\|QNIVERTER]] \|\| (second version) \|\| quad* \|\| Y# \|\| QBUS \|\| UNIBUS input/output
	\|-		\|-
	\| VMZ/LP \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS		\| VMZ/LP \|\|   \|\| quad \|\| Y \|\| UNIBUS
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	''*'' indicates a non-rectangular board; usually because there is a UNIBUS female connector on the back edge of the board		''*'' indicates a non-rectangular board; usually because there is a UNIBUS female connector on the back edge of the board

	''%'' indicates a poor image, ~~from a scanned manual (UNIVERTER), or~~ from a sales brochure		''%'' indicates a poor image, from a sales brochure

	''#'' indicates we have images of a card that is probably the second version, but no confirmation from Able docs		''#'' indicates we have images of a card that is probably the second version, but no confirmation from Able docs