Re: Ethernet Option Board 98643A?

Hello,

> I had the good fortune to inherit a 98643A ethernet option board yesterday,
> thinking I would be able to install it in my 380. Unfortunately, it seems that
> they are physically different, the 380's boards looking more like VME and the
> 98643A having a card-edge connect. Where there different form factor boards
> made for the 380, or was this designed for an expansion box?

The ethernet board is most likely a DIO-I card ( 16 bit, pretty slow ), it will fit into a 320 and similar boxes, newer machines like the 345, 380 and so on have only DIO-II which is 32bit wide and a lot faster. No idea if there are DIO-II ethernet boards.

have fun
Michael

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