Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:32:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@nas.nasa.gov> To: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: interesting quote from http://cnls.lanl.gov/avalon/FAQ.html#A1 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9810071432460.7021-100000@remler.nas.nasa.gov>
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20.What is the Cyclades serial network for?
A ``feature'' of DEC's AlphaBios is that a headless node will not
automatically boot without a carriage return over the serial port. The
Cyclades network was the best short-term solution to this
problem, and also offered a diagnostic and control network which is
independent of the ethernet. The serial network consists of Cyclades
Cyclom 32-YeP multiport serial PCI cards and 20ft
serial cables.
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