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Proprietary, I think.  Let's see if anyone else can help you out with this...

							---Rob



> From: mason@frottage-cheese.ftp.com (Latte' Jed) 
> 
> I'm looking for a massbus spec, a massbus being the bus that disks and 
> tapes and stuff connect to dec-20's and vaxen and such with. 
> If anyone has any leads reply directly to me, do not post to suspects, 
> do not pass go, collect $200 if you can. 
> 
> "if you were not guilty you would not be a suspect" 
> 


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> 
> Proprietary, I think.  Let's see if anyone else can help you out with this...
> 
> 							---Rob
> 
> > From: mason@frottage-cheese.ftp.com (Latte' Jed) 
> > 
> > I'm looking for a massbus spec, a massbus being the bus that disks and 
> > tapes and stuff connect to dec-20's and vaxen and such with. 

For my two cents, My old memory says that massbus was patented by
DEC, is proprietory, and is not released to the public yet.

Rob - you are right!!


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SUB PDP8-LOVERS MICHAEL HUANG


Summary-line: 28-Dec  jones@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu  #Massbuss
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If it is indeed a patented bus, the patent is a matter of public record
and can be obtained from the patent office.

				Doug Jones
				jones@cs.uiowa.edu


