Solbourne Glossary

NOTICE :

This glossary is pretty minimal -- pathetic really, and isn't hyperlinked, sorry

1U

VME card sizing unit. 1U=1.75inches. Boards could be 3U, 6U, or 9U in size for VME spec, however, Solbourne's VME implemenation uses only 6U sized boards

6U

6 U unit (10.5 inch) VME card

cougar

Interphase 4210/4220 VME SCSI card

eagle

Interphase 4207 intelligent VME ethernet controller board with custom ROMs

IDT

Integrated Desk Top (S4000 series machines)

IPI

Intelligent Peripheral Interface (Disk)

KAP

Kick Ass Processor (really)

KBUS

Solbourne proprietary 128MByte/sec 64bit data bus

KDT

KBus Desk Top (Model 500 Chassis)

KDS

KBus Desk Side (Model 600 Chassis)

MCAB

Multi-Channel Accelerator Board

MEI

Matsushita Electric Industries

peregrine

Interphase 4211 FDDI VME board

tyboard

( see MCAB ) the "internal" name for this board, after its designer Ty Sell

VME

Versa Module Eurocard Bus