[rescue] WTB: SGI (MIPS architecture) Systems

[r.stricklin]

On May 26, 2010, at 8:14 AM, Dave Fischer wrote:

> bear at typewritten.org writes:
>
>> IRIS 1000/1200 - host-attached terminals; PM1 (8 MHz 68000), Microram
>> multibus memory, Excelan EXOS101 ethernet. The processor is very
>> clearly a derivation of the Stanford CPU, with some extra EPROMs to
>> control the graphics and some circuitry to control the mouse. The
>
> What was the intended host, VAX? What was the interface, something
> custom?

VAX, either by serial port or by ethernet (XNS). The host library came  
as source so theoretically you could've compiled it on any host you  
were brave enough to port to. The serial protocol was documented  
pretty thoroughly in the included documentation so one might also have  
rolled one's own. IBM attachment came relatively quickly after, with  
an add-in card giving a 3270 coax interface. I believe the intended  
environment here was VM/SP.

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bear

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