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The '''VS11 Graphic System''' was a [[raster]] [[display]] system for [[UNIBUS]] systems. It was composed of a [[QBUS]] [[VSV11 Graphic System|VSV11]] connected to the UNIBUS through a [[DW11 UNIBUS-to-LSI-11 Bus Converter|DW11]]. | The '''VS11 Graphic System''' was a [[raster]] [[display]] system for [[UNIBUS]] systems. It was composed of a [[QBUS]] [[VSV11 Graphic System|VSV11]] connected to the UNIBUS through a [[DW11 UNIBUS-to-LSI-11 Bus Converter|DW11]]. | ||
| − | + | The VSV11 plugged into a [[QBUS backplanes|Q/CD QBUS backplane]]; the standard one specified by the VS11 documentation was the DDV11-C. (The VS11 documentation speaks of the installation of the VSV11 in a DDV11-D, which is confusing, as other documentation indicates that the additional slots in the DDV11-D were un-wired. The answer is unknown; perhaps plans changed, and nobody went back to fix the documentation.) | |
It was originally produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s Computer Special Systems division. | It was originally produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s Computer Special Systems division. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:07, 31 August 2022
The VS11 Graphic System was a raster display system for UNIBUS systems. It was composed of a QBUS VSV11 connected to the UNIBUS through a DW11.
The VSV11 plugged into a Q/CD QBUS backplane; the standard one specified by the VS11 documentation was the DDV11-C. (The VS11 documentation speaks of the installation of the VSV11 in a DDV11-D, which is confusing, as other documentation indicates that the additional slots in the DDV11-D were un-wired. The answer is unknown; perhaps plans changed, and nobody went back to fix the documentation.)
It was originally produced by DEC's Computer Special Systems division.
