What the hell is a NightHawk 5800?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Tue Aug 18 21:18:23 1998

At 09:26 PM 8/19/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Almost sounds like something from the government - even the name.

  Very likely. Harris does a LOT of government work. Their satellite
division (and others) are literally right around the corner from this place.

 How
>much are they asking for it?

   "Make an offer". They bought it (probably dirt cheap) by mistake and
know NOTHING about it.

 If it's not that much, it may be worth it
>just to get it and see just what the heck it actually was for...

   Maybe. It's kinda big though. About a 30" cube. Ugly too, it looks
kind of like a car that's been crushed.

    Joe
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>> From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
>> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
><classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: What the hell is a NightHawk 5800?
>> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 1:07 PM
>>
>> I was offered a NightHawk 5800 computer today. What the &*&% is it?
>I've
>> never heard of one. It was made by Harris Computer Systems and it's
>> supposed to have 16Mb, Memory tape unit, a 5802 processor, 64 Meg Local
>> Memory, 64 Meg Global Memeory, 2 slot front plane (front plane???), SCSSI
>> Interface (no that's not a typo), Eagle Eatha Net Card, 4 mm DAT drive
>and
>> two 1 G hard drives. The operating system and a LARGE pile of manuals
>are
>> included. Any one know anything about this? ANY idea what it's worth?
>> Is it usefull for anything?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
Received on Tue Aug 18 1998 - 21:18:23 BST