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- From: Christian Kuhtz <chk@psa.pencom.com>
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- Subject: Re: Help needed finding Sperry 5000 parts
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 14:41:22 -0700
- Organization: Pencom Systems Administration Group
- Message-ID: <30EAF802.167E@psa.pencom.com>
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- gworthey@adnc.com wrote:
- >
- > rnicholl@angus.ASG.unb.ca (Roy Nicholl) wrote:
- > >What I have:
- > > An OLD Sperry 5000/30. Yes, the box says Sperry, though the manuals
- >
- > Roy, that was very interesting blast from the past. I, too, have a
- > few paper weights in my garage. The one thing you didn't mention...
- > Why? I mean, why not just grab an old ibm pc 4.77mhz? Or a vic-20?
- > What's the attraction here?
- >
- > Just curious. No flame whatsoever.
-
- [FLAME ON]
-
- Because a vic-20 or orig IBM PC don't run UNIX?
-
- [FLAME OFF]
-
- 5000/30's are nice. Especially the LED's under the "hood" :).. and the
- fact that the SVR2 (if memory serves) does support UUCP over TCP/IP and
- serves TELNET, FTP, and many of the r-tools through the processor on
- its Ethernet card... flame me if I've forgotten everything already :).
-
- Have a good one,
- Chris
-
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