On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 1:34 PM Josh Dersch <dersc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all -- > > Picked up a board advertised as a "4mb memory board" for a VAX-11/750. > It's made by Dataram and I'm unsure of the model number, based on photos of > it. I just noticed that rather than being a hex-height board that goes in > the memory backplane, it looks like a board that goes in the main CMI > backplane. It also appears to have 16mb of ECC memory on it, rather than > 4mb. > > My thought is either (1) it's not actually for an 11/750 (in which case > I'm curious what it would go into), or (2) it completely replaces the > memory controller and standard memory and gives you 16mb in the 750. (Or > it could be that it's something else entirely.) > > If anyone has any ideas or has a source of information, let me know. I > put up a few pictures here: > > http://yahozna.dyndns.org/scratch/dataram/ > > Thanks as always, > - Josh > I think I may have answered my own question here; looks like it's for a VAX 8000 series: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/VAX_8000 <https://www.wikiwand.com/en/VAX_8000?fbclid=IwAR3QoE8s_7NE3ILHqMIuxGHJ4m_qR_TXn_J5jrczGVtbD8sPY8tWvhPjSzw> - Josh