TURBOchannel

The TURBOchannel was a publicly-available bus standard developed by DEC. It was used on the VAXstation 4000 series, the MIPS-based DECstation series, and the Alpha-based DEC 3000 series of DEC]] workstation computers.

The range of DEC TURBOchannel adapter types produced includes:

• Video options: PMAG* MX/CX/PX/PXG Graphics Boards
• SCSI options: PMAZ* SCSI controllers
• FDDI option: PMAF TURBOchannel FDDI option board
• Ethernet option: PMAD 10 Mbps Ethernet controller
• Token Ring option: PMAT TURBOchannel Token Ring Adapter
• VMEbus option: PMABV TURBOchannel to VME option board

Additionally there were numerous TURBOchannel options from third-party vendors.

External links

• [1] - document archive of the now-defunct TURBOchannel Industry Group; includes the complete TURBOchannel specification
• EK-TRBOC-MG-005 TURBOchannel Maintenance Guide (EK-TRBOC-MG-005)