[rescue] WTB: SGI (MIPS architecture) Systems

[r.stricklin]

Check the IRIS Terminal Guide on my web site. It's in the Articles  
section. Don't forget we're in the era of Tek 4010 and display lists.

ok
bear

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On May 26, 2010, at 3:39 PM, "Ian Finder" <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Serial? That's pretty slow. How did the 3D commands and gfx commands  
> work?
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> 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.
>
> ok
> bear
>
> ok
> bear
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