Difference between revisions of "Talk:VCB03 Video Controller"
From Computer History Wiki
ForOldHack (talk | contribs) (→Board images: Stunning. Cool beyound belief.) |
m (Add sig) |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
: Thanks very much! (Complete listing [https://www.recycledgoods.com/dec-vs60s-a2-vaxstation-3520-1989-mid-range-vintage-computer-digital-equipment/ here].) | : Thanks very much! (Complete listing [https://www.recycledgoods.com/dec-vs60s-a2-vaxstation-3520-1989-mid-range-vintage-computer-digital-equipment/ here].) | ||
| − | : From what little documentation on them I could find, in the [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/MDS-2000-01/cd1/VAX/258AAMG3.PDF VAXstation 3520/3540 and 3820/3840 | + | : From what little documentation on them I could find, in the [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/MDS-2000-01/cd1/VAX/258AAMG3.PDF VAXstation 3520/3540 and 3820/3840 Maintenance Guide], that does seem to be it. |
: That document calls the 'over the back' connector daughter-board a 'Graphics Frontplane' (pg. 1-21; pg. 38 of the PDF). | : That document calls the 'over the back' connector daughter-board a 'Graphics Frontplane' (pg. 1-21; pg. 38 of the PDF). | ||
: The first card (above) seems to be the ' Graphics Output Module' (L2005) (see diagram on pg. 1-22, pg. 39 of the PDF), which must make the second card above the 'Graphics Base Module' (L2004). | : The first card (above) seems to be the ' Graphics Output Module' (L2005) (see diagram on pg. 1-22, pg. 39 of the PDF), which must make the second card above the 'Graphics Base Module' (L2004). | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
: I looked, couldn't find an image of an L2006 online :-( [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 07:25, 17 April 2024 (CEST) | : I looked, couldn't find an image of an L2006 online :-( [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 07:25, 17 April 2024 (CEST) | ||
| − | ::Thanks for adding those images: DEC must have spent a lot of time and money on those boards to make them marketable against SGI, SUN and ... Apollo? | + | :: Thanks for adding those images: DEC must have spent a lot of time and money on those boards to make them marketable against SGI, SUN and ... Apollo? [[User:ForOldHack|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack|talk]]) 05:56, 28 April 2024 (CEST) |
Latest revision as of 17:43, 29 April 2024
Board images
This may have a link to a picture of it.
There are four pictures actually, one for a video card, (my guess is the primary bit plane) here
one for a 3D card, with 3 Weitek chips on it, here
and then two other pictures for the front and back of a DEC video local bus connector: I wish I knew what it was called.
and
And a system picture of the back, with all the video cards in place:
This is all very impressive. ForOldHack (talk) 01:45, 17 April 2024 (CEST)
- Thanks very much! (Complete listing here.)
- From what little documentation on them I could find, in the VAXstation 3520/3540 and 3820/3840 Maintenance Guide, that does seem to be it.
- That document calls the 'over the back' connector daughter-board a 'Graphics Frontplane' (pg. 1-21; pg. 38 of the PDF).
- The first card (above) seems to be the ' Graphics Output Module' (L2005) (see diagram on pg. 1-22, pg. 39 of the PDF), which must make the second card above the 'Graphics Base Module' (L2004).
- Alas, no image of the optional 'graphics expansion module' (L2006); I'll look for one in a moment.
- I'm not sure if the images are copyright, or if they'd be OK with us uploading them. (I have down-loaded them, so they will not be lost.) I'd think we can link to the images, though; will do so.
- I'd buy it, but I already have a whole basement full of obsolete computer gear my kids are going to have to deal with! :-) Jnc (talk) 06:44, 17 April 2024 (CEST)
- Thanks for adding those images: DEC must have spent a lot of time and money on those boards to make them marketable against SGI, SUN and ... Apollo? ForOldHack (talk) 05:56, 28 April 2024 (CEST)
