Data General

From: R. Stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Tue Aug 25 16:41:40 1998

I have recently acquired a Data General Nova and an honest-to-god
Teletype---I think it's an ASR-35. My roommate is furious, but that's
beside the point.

The point is this machine is much older than I am; this is going to be a
completely new (and fascinating) experience. I am 21 years old, and if you
do the math (and if I've done the math correctly) you'll find that the
Nova is 8 years older than me.

I don't want to screw this up. The guy who I got it from knew a lot about
it; he got it in 1982 and used it quite a lot. He told me a lot of stuff
that was important, but I wasn't expecting what I got and was too
overwhelmed to think to take notes.

At any rate, the first thing I have to do is take an inventory, and after
that I think I shall require excruciating amounts of assistence from the
list making sure it's ready to be fired up (and after that, making
sure I can run it properly)---but I know that you all are up to it. (:

Wish me luck.

ok
r.
Received on Tue Aug 25 1998 - 16:41:40 BST