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From: Ram Meenakshisundaram <rmeenaks@olf.com>
Organization: Open Link Financial
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Subject: Parsytec, INMOS, and me
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:27:08 -0400
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Hi,

I know this has been asked time and time again, but unless we have a
good FAQ, I am going to ask again.  I have a Parsytec Xplorer that
contains 16 T805-30Mhz transputers with 4Megs per node.  The topology
is fixed to a 4x4 grid.  I have some questions about this system:

1) How would I connect this to say a B008 (or
any other INMOS-compatible board) if possible.  Now, I remember
somewhere
in my transputer encounters that the INMOS boards had a "global" reset
convention whereas the transputers in the Parsytec boards were reset
individually
by their adjacent transputers.   So, if this is correct,  what are my
options.
If this is impossible to do, then does anybody have a Parsytec board for
SUNs (SBUS-based)
so that I can connect the Xplorer to it.

2) Does anyone have any documentation on the Xplorer and Parix??  The
INMOS boards I
know about, but Parsytec boards, I have no clue.


Thanks

Ram

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