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From: johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: kit wishlist and software
Message-ID: <850@astroatc.UUCP>
Date: 17 Feb 88 21:29:24 GMT
References: <880@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Reply-To: johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale)
Organization: Astronautics Technology Cntr, Madison, WI
Lines: 19
Keywords: 32k kit, cheap unix.

In article <880@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> mch@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Hahn) writes:
>and minimizing io stuff.  Just cpu, mmu, sockets for tons of memory,
>perhaps a scsi (dma) interface, maybe a couple of serial ports.  Certainly
>no slots, no disk controllers.

Whoa, Nellie!!!!!

1:  memory (never enuf)
2:  serial lines on a kit are a necessity.  I vote for 4, but 2 is
	tolerable
3:  slots, scsi, or disk controller:  you *MUST* have one of these
    Either have a case with n <XXX-BUS> slots, or a *SINGLE*
	mother board that does it all.  With scsi this is possible.

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					John Wardale
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