BULL - XPS 120 - HELP!

From: Ken Kant <kkant_at_tiger.hastings.esu9.k12.ne.us>
Date: Mon Jun 22 19:42:53 1998

Yes, I am posive that it runs unix, all the disks ..etc say it runs
System V, so I am for sure :) Not sure about the history .. if it was
bought from Honeywell or not.. I am not very knowleagable with minis.. I
am more into miros :) Thanks :)

Kenny


On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> >I have a BULL XPS 120 (or 100 not sure) .. either way its a Mini Frame..
>
> 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!
>
> >question is how do I do this :). I am fairly knowledable with Unix..
> >etc..and I have ALL the docuamentation, and DISKS that came with it. and
> >terminals ..etc Can anyone help me get this pumping :).. Also I heard
>
> In this I envy you, I'm never that lucky! I've one question, are you sure
> it runs UNIX? Or does it run GCOS?
>
> Unfortunatly all my experience was with the DPS-8 Mainframe, with a little
> time on a couple different DPS-6's. On a slightly interesting note, I've
> seen a DPS-6 emulation on a HP9000 so the Navy could run certain legacy
> apps.
>
> Zane
>
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