ClassicHasClass
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Always found Convergent systems interesting. I just have a Workslate, though.
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Anybody here actually collect Unix stuff?
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lowen
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As Paul Harvey would say, in our 'for what it's worth' department, the following:
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SMC IO chip identified (FDC37C665GT): configuring
ROM v5.7 Dated: 01 Oct 2014 CPU clock: 16.000MHz
RAM available: 1024kB. From 00000 to FFFFF
ROM shadowed into 1st 32kB
Z80 Series ROM-Resident Debugger V1.06: D-X Designs Pty Ltd 1997
Special P112 Version: Interrupts Supported
Type '?' for help
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=Z
Loading UZI...
UZI180 version 1.6.2 built Sun Feb 4 21:02:09 CET 2007
Copyright (c) 1998-2002 by H.F.Bower, D.Braun, S.Nitschke, H.Peraza
1024kB total RAM, 960kB available to processes (15 processes max)
Mounting root fs: OK
init version 0.9
Welcome to UZI180 on /dev/tty1 (Z180)
login: root
Password:
Have fun!
Sun Jan 8 19:46:16 2017
/root # ls
life
makedevs
red
/root # ls /bin
cat
chgrp
chmod
chown
cp
cut
date
dd
df
echo
ed
false
fsck
kill
ll
ln
ls
mkdir
mkfs
mknod
more
mount
msh
mv
passwd
pwd
reboot
rm
rmdir
ssh
su
sync
touch
true
umount
/root #It's more than a bit gratifying to watch a Unix-clone booting (off of a 1.44MB 3.5 inch HD floppy drive!) on hardware you built yourself, even if it is a kit like the P112. A real joy to build.
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pkhoury
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That's pretty cool. TCP/IP off that floppy too? Reminds me of that nifty QNX demo disk that was released back in the mid 90s (TCP/IP, GUI and all off a single disk).
lowen
Veteran Member
No, no networking in UZI180. I haven't built fuzix yet, but when it gets networking it will get really interesting. I'm waiting on a D-GIDE from Terry Gulczynski before I attempt a fuzix install.
This is about as old-school feel as you can get, with the only editor in the system being ed. I think I have more binaries built for UZI280, but I don't have my CPU280 fully operational yet.
Actually, I felt a whole lot like I was back on the Tandy 6000 with Xenix. Xenix System III on the T6K (8MHz 68K with 1MB RAM) was about the same speed as the P112 (Z80182 at 16MHz and 1MB RAM), and also text-only.
angrytrilobite
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Hello,
I just signed up to ask about a laptop I found in a box. It is a Tadpole Sparcbook 3gx. It does not have a battery or hard drive. I also found a battery charger (empty) and a Series 3 User manual. Is this thing worth anything or useful to anybody? It is heavy duty and looks like it was not used very much. I am doing an office clean-out and trying to determine if I should just recycle it with the old NT machines. Thanks.
I just signed up to ask about a laptop I found in a box. It is a Tadpole Sparcbook 3gx. It does not have a battery or hard drive. I also found a battery charger (empty) and a Series 3 User manual. Is this thing worth anything or useful to anybody? It is heavy duty and looks like it was not used very much. I am doing an office clean-out and trying to determine if I should just recycle it with the old NT machines. Thanks.
I'm not a Sparc fanatic (more into HPUX and AIX machines), but just getting to a few websites and finding this has a microSparc processor, makes me think that it would be of use to someone here. I found this by accident and I am thinking that you should offer it on the marketplace page to get a wider circulation among those in the know. I would NOT just scrap it. I would pay you a little more than the shipping, packaging, just to save it and like I noted, I'm not into Sparcs, someone that is might be able to do better.
Oh, and if you come across an IBM RISC laptop, I would be VERY interested in that!
Thanks for posting this unique opportunity for the Solaris folks.
Oh, and if you come across an IBM RISC laptop, I would be VERY interested in that!
Thanks for posting this unique opportunity for the Solaris folks.
commodorejohn
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ClassicHasClass
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Definitely don't junk it. If I didn't have a couple SPARC laptops already I'd make an offer myself.
angrytrilobite
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Thanks for the feedback. I just also found two Sparcstation10 machines, GDM-1962B displays, keyboards/mice, and cables. Damn those displays are heavy. Where would I list them to find a home. My dock full of old stuff is getting picked up on Tuesday the 28th.
itsvince725
Experienced Member
I have two SGI machines (Indy R5000 and Indigo2 R4400) and a SPARCStation IPC but right now only the Indy works.
Chuck(G)
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I've got the AT&T SysVR4 9-track tapes, if anyone's interested. Some of them may have been used to set up UCBerkeley's "Ernie"--I'm not sure.
2icebitn
Banned
I do not. I do own 2 Indy's and most of an Impact 10000. Anyone need parts?
billdeg
Technician
Not sure where you're located but I have a 10000 that runs but has seen better days if you have any repair parts I can use them. I have a lot of spare Indy parts already.
I have been working on an Octane lately, this at the moment is my favorite SGI.
I have been working on an Octane lately, this at the moment is my favorite SGI.
ClassicHasClass
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It's interesting how beloved the Octanes are. My personal favourite is the Fuel (and the Indy purely for nostalgia, since I actually used one back in the day, mostly for a lot of sgidoom), but I'll be the first to acknowledge its deficiencies.
bear
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I don't know, I find it difficult to like the Octane. It has a lot of capability, sure, but the form factor kind of sucks. I think my favorite is the Indigo.
eeguru
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Aside from SVR4/386 which runs on several dozen machines I have:
AT&T 3B2/310
AT&T 3B2/400 (x4)
AT&T 3B2/600
AT&T 3B2/1000-80
AT&T PC7300
Tandy TRS-80 Model 16B
Sun Enterprise 3500
Sun Enterprise 420R
Several pizza box and IPC/IPX Suns
Sun Ultra 10
I guess technically the Tandy runs XENIX and the Sun's originally ran SunOS/Solaris derivatives (and still do).
Still looking for a 3B2/500 or 522 to round out the set. As I sort through the 400s, I'll probably sell the extras. Also looking for a nice Alpha machine and any DG Aviion machine.
AT&T 3B2/310
AT&T 3B2/400 (x4)
AT&T 3B2/600
AT&T 3B2/1000-80
AT&T PC7300
Tandy TRS-80 Model 16B
Sun Enterprise 3500
Sun Enterprise 420R
Several pizza box and IPC/IPX Suns
Sun Ultra 10
I guess technically the Tandy runs XENIX and the Sun's originally ran SunOS/Solaris derivatives (and still do).
Still looking for a 3B2/500 or 522 to round out the set. As I sort through the 400s, I'll probably sell the extras. Also looking for a nice Alpha machine and any DG Aviion machine.
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billdeg
Technician
I do agree that you can't put anything on the Octane without it sliding off, and the on-off switch sucks.
ClassicHasClass
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The "Un*x" machine I'd really like is a Commodore 900. And then to see if there's some way I can put a terminal server in front of it or something and have it host Secret Weapons of Commodore over a serial port.
Yes. I like very much old non-intel UNIX servers/workstation (and different UNIXes). I have Sun Ultra 60, SGI Indy and IBM RS/6000 Model 380 (the two latter need to be resurrected).
And, I don't like that Intel took over everything in this world, including Mac.
I am searching for Indy power supply because mine looks to be broken... but I think it's hard/expensive to send it from America (I am in Berlin, Germany, EU, sometimes I travel to Zurich and Moscow).
And, I don't like that Intel took over everything in this world, including Mac.
I am searching for Indy power supply because mine looks to be broken... but I think it's hard/expensive to send it from America (I am in Berlin, Germany, EU, sometimes I travel to Zurich and Moscow).