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Articles of Yore
Throughout 2006, VMEbus Systems magazine celebrates the 25th anniversary of the VMEbus. This year we’ll dig back 23 years into our archives to compare technology from Then with technology that’s NOW. With the wisdom of hindsight, it’s revealing to see what predictions have stood the test of time. Here is our hand-picked online listing of “old” articles.
"My life and times," by MVME147 and his parents
A crisis in DC power distribution
A high-performance communications architecture for embedded multiprocessor systems
Building low-cost systems with VMEbus
GPS: Precise time for the VMEbus
How to build a VME-based telecommunication switching system
Interfacing VMEbus to PCIbus: It's not as easy as you might think
Multiprocessing, from A to Z
Taking the VMEbus architecture into the 21st century
Using the PCMCIA standard to provide I/O for your VMEbus system
VMS: How this serial bus works -- and how to use it
  • VME Pioneers
    A special series of interviews featuring VME's early pioneers.
  • People & Places -- Through the Years
    A collection of photo collages featuring industry luminaries, VITA members, notable speakers, and other memories.
  • VME 25th Anniversary Questionnaire
    Click here to participate in the 25th Anniversary Questionnaire. Answer the short list of questions and enter to win an iPod!
  • Vendor Retrospectives
    Several of the industry’s most prominent companies share their own retrospectives on VME’s past 25 years. Take a quick stroll down memory lane – you might just remember some of these products and events. Here's a look back at the companies and technologies that made VMEbus a success.