I know this is for DEC unix, but I think it's the same principle for the
pmax hardware.

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/computer.help/policy/DIGITAL_unix/AA-PQT0C-TET1_ht
ml/TOC.html

Seems you can use it purely as a cache between the OS and the disk drivers.
So this could be used for purposes other than NFS?

Collin Baillie 
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