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From: chris@aivru.sheffield.ac.uk (Chris Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
Subject: Re: CLIPS benchmark
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Date: 15 Oct 90 14:43:10 GMT
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With reference to Len Moskowitz's posting:-

> One of our constraints is that the final system must occupy no more
> than three 6U VME slots.  Both Inmos and Transtech have 6U boards (the
> B014 and the MCP500 respectively) that accommodate eight size-1
> transputer modules ("TRAMS")

Len -- You can't stack a populated B014-style motherboard on 0.8-inch
centres. They just don't go. You might get away with 1.2-inch centres
if you have a REALLY GOOD airflow (e.g. fans above and below) but
otherwise you'll need 1.6-inch centres. Believe me:  we've been there!

Chris Brown, A.I. Vision Research Unit, Sheffield University 
(chris@aivru.sheffield.ac.uk)