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From: tsych@pyrthoth.pyramid.com (Terry Sych @ Pyramid Technology Corp.)
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Subject: Re: What does VME stand for?
Keywords: VME
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Date: 8 Apr 91 17:53:57 GMT
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In article <1991Apr7.235606.196933@rrz.uni-koeln.de> se@snert.ikp (Stefan Esser) writes:
>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
>-- 
> Stefan Esser, Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, W. Germany
> se@ikp.Uni-Koeln.DE                                            [134.95.192.9]

VME == Versa Module Eurocard

(It is derived from Motorola's earlier Versabus, but it uses a standardized
 double Eurocard format board (160mm x 200mm).  From "Structured Computer
 Organization" by Tanenbaum.)

--Terry