>
> Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > >I have a BULL XPS 120 (or 100 not sure) .. either way its a Mini Frame..
> >
> > A friend of mine (on the list) has been restoring a couple of MiniFrame's.
> > (John -- any comments?)
I do have some spares and documentation for trade if needed. I wouldn't
try running more than 2 terminals on one box though. I think there were
2 terminal types - one text only(ct?, vt100 emulation) and one graphics (gt?)
> >
> > >
> > > Not sure if I should congratulate or pity you. Is this any relation to the
> > > Honeywell systems that Bull bought off of Honeywell? In any case it's a
> > > really cool sounding setup!
> >
> > Well, the miniframe was an early Convergent Unix micro with some advanced
> > functions... like loadable device driverss.
> >
> > AT&T's Unix PC (7300,3b1) were based on Convergent's work.
>
> No, the AT&T Unix PC, hardware and OS, _was_ Convergent's work with
> some design parameters input by AT&T.
> --
> Ward Griffiths
> They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
> Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
> Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
>
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Received on Mon Jun 22 1998 - 13:41:43 BST