Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sfsup.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!mhuxm!sftig!sfsup!jeffj From: jeffj@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Jonas) Newsgroups: net.arch,net.micro,net.micro.cpm,net.micro.pc Subject: Anyone out there experienced with the STD bus? Message-ID: <197@sfsup.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Apr-86 12:55:03 EST Article-I.D.: sfsup.197 Posted: Tue Apr 1 12:55:03 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Apr-86 01:33:34 EST Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Summit N.J. Lines: 23 Xref: linus net.arch:2702 net.micro:12947 net.micro.cpm:5058 net.micro.pc:7316 [just plug it in, and it works] Is there anyone out there using the STD bus? If so, how do you rate the vendors? I have a few brochures. Pro-Log has a very informative catalog and seems to have a lot of support. They say they developed the STD bus in 1978 and put it in the public domain. They have a lot of boards. Mostek's boards and chips don't appear to be very good. For example: the MK3801 Serial Timer Interrupt Controller has bugs with IEO (the interrupt priority daisy chain) where it is slow to carry the IEI, and can prematurely reset. The 12 slot card cage motherboard has all the signal traces on ONE SIDE with no interleaving grounds! Now I see why Vector and Matrix charge so much for their double-sided boards with the interleaving grounds! So, how about it? Jeff 'the amusing' Skot {ihnp4 | allegra | cbosgd} attunix ! jeffj