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From: billp@scr1.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Computer Folklore
Message-ID: <289@scr1.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 89 00:40:30 GMT
References: <221@imspw6.UUCP> <873@sceard.UUCP>
Reply-To: billp@scr1.UUCP (Bill Pechter)
Organization: CONCURRENT COMPUTER,OCEANPORT NJ
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In article <873@sceard.UUCP> mrm@sceard.UUCP (0040-M.R.Murphy) writes:
>I seem to remember that it was possible to change a $400 DL11 serial interface
>into a $500 DL11-E serial interface with modem control by removing a jumper.
>At about $100.00/cm of wire not installed, that was interesting pricing.

Yup, I used to do a lot of those service calls in the days before DZ11's
-- I seem to remember you had to add the jumpers to enable the DL11's 
modem control lines.  I also remenber being told that the drivers were not 
on all the early boards.  As the chip prices dropped it made economic sense
to only stock a generic M7800.  A lot of CE's did the jumpers for customers
on service contract for no charge on PM time.

The real killer is the RP07 speed up -- change the interleave by reformatting
after removing a jumper. 
-- 
Bill Pechter -- Home - 103 Governors Road, Lakewood, NJ 08701 (201)370-0709
Work -- Concurrent Computer Corp., 2 Crescent Pl, MS 172, Oceanport,NJ 07757 
Phone -- (201)870-4780    Usenet  . . .  rutgers!pedsga!tsdiag!scr1!billp
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