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From: se@snert.ikp (Stefan Esser)
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Subject: Re: What does VME stand for?
Keywords: VME
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Date: 7 Apr 91 23:56:06 GMT
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The V of VME seems to be short for VERSA, the E might be 'Europe' 
as in the earlier VERSAbus-E (VERSAbus on european board sizes). 
I don't know what the M is standing for... 
May be its short for Motorola ?

Then VME would mean 'VERSAbus Motorola Europe'.

Stefan
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 Stefan Esser, Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, W. Germany
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