Date   : Tue, 01 Apr 1986 17:55:03 GMT
From   : "J.S.Jonas" <jeffj%sfsup.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Anyone out there experienced with the STD bus?

[just plug it in, and it works]

Is there anyone out there using the STD bus?
If so, how do you rate the vendors?

I have a few brochures.
Pro-Log has a very informative catalog and seems
to have a lot of support.  They say they developed the STD bus in 1978
and put it in the public domain.  They have a lot of boards.

Mostek's boards and chips don't appear to be very good.
For example: the MK3801 Serial Timer Interrupt Controller has bugs
with IEO (the interrupt priority daisy chain) where it is slow
to carry the IEI, and can prematurely reset.  The 12 slot
card cage motherboard has all the signal traces on ONE SIDE
with no interleaving grounds!  Now I see why Vector and Matrix
charge so much for their double-sided boards with the
interleaving grounds!

       So, how about it?

       Jeff 'the amusing' Skot
       {ihnp4 | allegra | cbosgd} attunix ! jeffj