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- From: hurtubis@a.chem.upenn.edu (Vincent Hurtubise)
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- Subject: Mentor graphics/Apollo 3000 info request
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- Date: 9 Nov 92 20:04:40 GMT
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- I need some info about some "old" Mentor graphics CAD workstations that
- I'm considering buying. These are supposedly Apollo 3000 based, have a 19"
- mono monitor, 5 1/4 floppy drives, an 80 MB MFM drive plus controller and
- a token ring card.
- Can someone explain the difference with the regular 3000 ?
- What kind of OS can be run ? It apparently has a BSD4.2 based OS. What
- could this be ? Domain 8.? (assuming the machine is a 3000 + CAD software)
- Could the OS be upgraded to a more modern BSD4.3 based OS ?
- There used to be a larger disk and a tape drive. Is the included (80 MB)
- drive big enough or would I need to buy some additional disks ? What kind
- of tape drive could be used ?
- Are ethernet cards available for the 3000 ?
- What kind of ports does it have ? (serial, scsii, ... )
- What kind of software and hardware support is available for the 3000 ?
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- Best to reply by e-mail.
- Thanks in advance
- Vince
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- Vincent Hurtubise
- hurtubis@a.chem.upenn.edu
- hurtubis@sun0.chem.upenn.edu
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