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From: dap@hare.cdc.com (da pierson  x2832)
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Subject: Re: What does VME stand for?
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Date: 8 Apr 91 19:59:10 GMT
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In article <1991Apr5.194027.22127@garfield.cs.mun.ca> sandy@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Sandy Walsh) writes:
>Here is the RQOTM (Retarded question of the month) ...
>
>I have seen VME Bus used everywhere, and after about 1 year of asking
>cannot find a definative answer.
>
>So far the winner seems to be Virtual Memory Environment
>with Virtual Memory Expansion a close second ( and my favorite ).
>
>I have checked trade magazines and everything with no success.
>Does everyone just agree on this abbrev. and it not have any meaning?
>
>Please help me,
>Sandy Walsh
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>| "Vrooom ... What was that?     | Sandy (Books) Walsh      |  /\O  Yee|
>|  That was your life, mate.     | Memorial University      |    #\/Haa|
>|  Do I get another one?         | St.John's, NF, Canada    |    #__   |
>|  Nope, sorry. One's your lot." | Computer Science Dept.   | /\/   \/ |
>|	- Basil Fawlty               | sandy@garfield.cs.mun.ca | |||||||| |
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From "The VMEbus Handbook" by Wade Peterson:

"The term VME stands for Versa Module Eurocard and was first coined in 1981
by the group of manufacturers who defined it.  This group was composed of
people from Motorola, Mostek and Signetics corporations ...."


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"If it's going to take forever, we'd better get started early"
	-- RRH c. 1978
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David A. Pierson   ARH252
Control Data Corporation
4201 N. Lexington Avenue
Arden Hills MN   55126-6198

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"If it's going to take forever, we'd better get started early"
	-- RRH c. 1978
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David A. Pierson   ARH252
Control Data Corporation
4201 N. Lexington Avenue
Arden Hills MN   55126-6198