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From: tpmsph@ecsvax.UUCP (Thomas P. Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: DEBNT replacement
Message-ID: <3905@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Sep-87 08:44:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: ecsvax.3905
Posted: Wed Sep 23 08:44:54 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 01:51:33 EDT
References: <8709221547.AA06597@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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Summary: DEBNA does exist

In article <8709221547.AA06597@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, TEUN@HTIKUB5.BITNET writes:
> At the VAX Question-and-Answer Session in Rome (DECUS Europe, september 10),
> the panel claimed a new device is available (called DEBNA?). It would replace
> the DEBNT free of charge for the machines with Digital maintenance contracts.
> Has anyone seen this critter?
	Yes. Our local field service just replaced our DEBNT with a DEBNA
last week. The FSE didn't know much about the technical/performance 
difference(s) between the two interfaces. It did seem to be more than just
microcode or e-net interface chip differences, though: the component layout
and count and chip types on the two boards were `completely different',
except of course for the BI interface glue. We haven't had the DEBNA in
long enough for me to be able to make any observations about efficiency/speed,
etc.

Tom Morris	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
		School of Public Health
		Division of Computing and Information Services

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