Hi William,

You got some cute replys --- the Techies do have a sense of humor after
all.

"STD" is not an acronym.  The STD-bus was introduced in the early '70s
by, I believe, Pro-Log Corp.  It stands for standarized bus structure.
At that time a lot of people were trying to develop a standard bus
structure format.  Pro-Log simple used the abbreviation for "Standard"
or STD as their bus name -- and a great bus structure it was.  They sold
function cards (CPU, I/O, ADC, etc.) that plugged directly into their
STD card rack.  They also provided assistance in helping customers
develop their own STD cards.  One could convert a hard wire control
system into a micro-processor based system in a matter of weeks.

Hans Rohr




William Chan wrote:
>
> hi everyone, i have a quick question.  Do anyone know what the acronym "STD"
> stands for?  i'm doing a report and need to know what it stands for.
>
> by "STD" i'm referring to the computer BUS system machine manufacturers used
> in machines, like the ones in the older Electrovert wave machines.
>
> William Chan
> Nortel Wireless Networks Skyline

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