From: ajc@pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento)
Subject: Re: Turbochannel Adapter for 4000-60?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
	<1992Aug14.214526.9885@coe.montana.edu>
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:13:18




In article <1992Aug14.214526.9885@coe.montana.edu> osyjm@cs.montana.edu 
(Jaye Mathisen) writes:


>> In article <1992Aug14.151407.1@wharfin.mit.edu> lang@wharfin.mit.edu writes:
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >Has anyone in net.land actually installed a DWCTX Turbochannel adapter in a
>> >VAXStation 4000-60? I have had one on order for about 4 months, and was 
>> >told recently (in the last day or so) that the DWCTX is on engineering hold
>> >,thus I have not recieved one yet. Could someone please enlighted me and or
>> >the rest of the net as to the status of the DWCTX? I have a PMAZ SCSI 
>> >controller and a stack of CD-ROM drives that I would really like to get 
>> >on-line.

	Yes. We have one running in a VS4000/60 system here in TRI/ADD. We are
	running FT code for VMS Amber. As to the public status (I know that it
	will ship soon) I'll have to ask the product manager what I can say in
	public.

>> Same here...

>> I suspect what happened is DEC picked a part number out of the air, and then
>> decided to see how many people wanted it before they actually put
>> engineering effort into designing the damn thing.

	Bzzzt. Wrong. Thank you for playing anyway (sorry, don't mean to sound
	flip, but we're just not that evil). The product has been designed and
	hardware/software have been in test for several months. We are doing
	the best that we can to get device drivers up and rolling as quickly as
	possible.

>> I bought a 4000/60 because my rep assured me that I could put the 2 scsi
>> interfaces in.  I now have a nice 4000/60 sitting here waiting to do the
>> job it was originally designed for, that I've paid for.

	It does run the PMAZ-AB (TURBOchannel SCSI Host Adapter) and you will
	be able to use it in that fashion (just like you planned).

>> Pisses me off.  On the other hand, my HP9000/730's are doing the job the
>> VAX was supposed to do very nicely...  You can bet where my money's going
>> next time.

	I do apologize for the delays. The factory is installing the ECO to all
	of the adapter modules that were built. In addition, please remember 
	that you will need the next release of VMS (the Amber release) in order
	to support TURBOchannel on the VS4000/xx. By that I mean either the 
	VS4000/60 or the VS4000/90. Adding a new I/O subsystem to the release
	takes some time. Particularly in an attempt to be able to support as
	many of the TURBOchannel options as we can, as soon as we can. If you
	grab a copy of the TRI/ADD Shippable Products Catalog, you'll note that
	that covers a lot of functionality. It will probably be an ongoing
	increase in support over time.

	gatekeeper 16.1.0.2	gatekeeper:pub/DEC/TriAdd/TAcatalog.ps

>> -- 
>>  Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
>>  410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
>>  Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717	osyjm@cs.montana.edu


	I'll post whatever I can as soon as I hear from the product manager.
	I hope that clears things up somewhat.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


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