Sparcsystems builder Force Computers Inc has added a new Sparcstation 20-compatible CPU-20VT box including a dual MBus synchronous processor bus to support up to four Ross Technology Inc 150MHz HyperSparc processors, dual SCSI and Ethernet interfaces and ECC memory. It comes with what the San Jose, California company claims is the highest 64-bit VMEbus performance, a dedicated input-output co- processor for handling tasks such as VME data transfers and direct SBus interconnection based on Force’s FGA-5000 ASIC. It enables the VMEbus to reach speeds of up to 40Mbps, Force said. It ships with two SBus slots for graphics and input-output expansion. The CPU-20VT is priced from $20,000 and it ships in July.
