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  • 79C950 CURE FOR I/O SUBSYSTEM INTEGRATION [CURIO ]

    From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 22 19:21:32 2024
    http://bitsavers.org/components/amd/_dataSheets/1991_79C950_CURIO.pdf

    "The Apple Network Server, as well as PowerMac 9500/9600, use the CURIO
    ASIC (AM79C950, custom part from AMD), also used in other PowerMac
    machines, such as the 7200, to "support serial ports, a slow (5 Mbit/s, 53C94/96 based) SCSI bus and 10Mbit/s ethernet.""

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Mon Jan 22 20:42:19 2024
    Oh, it integrates the controllers, but the controllers operate
    independently from each other. I had hoped the ethernet was somehow
    ported to the SCSI bus. It is not AFAICT

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    http://bitsavers.org/components/amd/_dataSheets/1991_79C950_CURIO.pdf

    "The Apple Network Server, as well as PowerMac 9500/9600, use the CURIO
    ASIC (AM79C950, custom part from AMD), also used in other PowerMac
    machines, such as the 7200, to "support serial ports, a slow (5 Mbit/s, 53C94/96 based) SCSI bus and 10Mbit/s ethernet.""

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