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From: brockie@csc.wcc.govt.nz
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Subject: Re: DEBNA vs DEBNI
Message-ID: <1207.25cd68b9@csc.wcc.govt.nz>
Date: 4 Feb 90 23:51:21 GMT
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In article <2308.25c1ba78@esat.kuleuven.ac.be>, elsen@esat.kuleuven.ac.be writes:
> In article <1202.25b88b12@csc.wcc.govt.nz>, brockie@csc.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>> In article <9001111827.AA21422@remote.dccs.upenn.edu>, STEVENS@rad.hup.upenn.edu (Fred Stevens) writes:
>>> Refresh my memory, please.
>>>
>>> How can I tell whether my 6310 was delivered with a DEBNA
>>> or a DEBNI?
>>>
>>
>> DEBNA (or DEBNI) appears on the board, I think.  It will also
>> say on the attached paper work, or you could try the installation
>> certificate FS get you to sign.
>>
>  Does anyone know what 'much faster' means in terms of number of IO's that
> can be handled per second ?
>
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I will try and find out how much.

The next question is probably why it is faster.  I am told that DEC have changed
the microcode and taken out the interlock instructions.

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Roger Brockie, System Manager			      Computer Services Section
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