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From: afgg6490@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: VME Bus Standard
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Date: 29 Nov 89 10:38:34 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!afgg6490    Nov 28 09:38:00 1989


A while back M. Faiman of the UIUC said something to me
that crystallized my feelings on the subject of busses:

	It's time we got some RISC busses.

I'd like to start a conversation string on this.

Topics:
	What (CISCy) features are there in existing busses that
	could be eliminated?
		VMEbus?
		Multibus?
		FUTUREbus?
	What is the set of "good ideas" that should be in new busses?


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