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> > Services like RAID are not visible to the host and thus takes the load
> > of providing such services from the host CPU.
> >
> > You can even attach a serial terminal to it.....
>
> Have you written a Linux tty interface for it, or can you only chat to
> the card itself, like you used to be able to plug a vt52 into any board
> on a VAX ?

No, it's a remote debugging interface. Damn usefull because the onboard
software of these DPTs comes close in complexity to a full blown
operating system. That interface is not usefull for the normal Linux
user ...

I assume that VAX stuff was used for similar purposes?

Ralf

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