Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!zephyr.ens.tek.com!orca.wv.tek.com!leia!opus.WV.TEK.COM!johnt From: johnt@opus.WV.TEK.COM (John Theus) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Futurebus+ overview Keywords: Futurebus+ Message-ID: <289@leia.WV.TEK.COM> Date: 7 Feb 90 20:13:36 GMT Sender: johnt@leia.WV.TEK.COM Reply-To: johnt@opus.WV.TEK.COM (John Theus) Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR Lines: 19 On Feb 1, the Futurebus+ P896.1 Logical Layer forward (950 lines) along with information about working group participation was posted here. Unfortunately, the posting had a non-obvious subject line, i.e. Subject: Re: Video Board -- need references If you missed it, and it still exists on your system, one way to find it from rn while you're in comp.arch is type: ?Message-ID: <131065@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>?hr If you can't find it on your system, and you'd like a copy send me email. I'll either respond individually or if I get enough requests I'll repost. At Buscon the week of Feb. 12, Futurebus+ will be officially announced by the marketing types. Following this, we should have more information on how to get the specs, which I'll post here. John Theus johnt@opus.wv.tek.com Futurebus+ Parallel Protocol Coordinator Tektronix, Inc. Interactive Technologies Div. - shipping the Futurebus-based XD88 workstations