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From: taylor@cernvax.UUCP (taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac <-> VMEbus ??
Message-ID: <529@cernvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Aug-87 08:56:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: cernvax.529
Posted: Tue Aug 25 08:56:37 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Aug-87 07:17:52 EDT
References: <1962@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: taylor@cernvax.UUCP (B.G. Taylor)
Organization: CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research
Lines: 31
Keywords: Mac VME interface
Summary: There are VMEbus interfaces for the Macintosh family

In article <1962@ihlpe.ATT.COM> kah120@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Ken Heitke) writes:
>Does anyone know of any VME bus repeaters that can be interfaced with the
>Macintosh (either Mac+, SE, or II)?

CERN has developed VMEbus interfaces for the complete Macintosh family.
The system is called MacVEE (Microcomputer Applied to the Control of VME
Electronic Equipment), and it provides direct memory-mapped access to
single or multi-crate VMEbus or CAMAC systems from the Macintosh,
Macintosh Enhanced, Macintosh Plus or Macintosh SE.

The MacVEE interface for Macintosh II (MICRON - MacVEE Interface Card
Resident On NuBus) is currently being polished for production and should
be available 4Q/87.  It is compatible with the same VMEbus master module
and CAMAC crate controller as the earlier systems.  Installation is
easier, because MICRON simply plugs into a NuBus slot in Mac II.

The development of MICRON is supported by C. Rubbia and is being carried
out with the assistance of the UA1 experiment collaboration, comprising
members from CERN EF, EP and DD Divisions.

The latest version of the MacVEE User Manual is available to professional
researchers from:

B.G. Taylor
EP Division
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland

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