Found on Usenet. This fellow just wants shipping for what sounds like
a neat bit of hardware. Please contact him directly if interested.
Attachment follows.
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On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 23:59:59 -0700, in alt.sys.pdp11 you wrote:
>>From: Robert Jackson <robertj_at_hayfork.net>
>>Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11,alt.sys.pdp11,comp.sys.dec.micro
>>Subject: Corvus Omninet 16
>>Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 23:59:59 -0700
>>Organization: ELI.NET Leased Newsreader Service
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>>Hi,
>>
>>Sorry if these groups were inappropriate for this post, but they were
>>the only groups I saw anything useful about Corvus listed on so thought
>>I'd have the best chance for a useful reply here.
>>
>>That said, I was cleaning out some closets a while back and came across
>>a very curious box. It seemed to be an external hard drive of some
>>kind, but the only connection on the thing was a 3-pin connector near a
>>series of dip switches. Looking around the web and Usenet I've come to
>>the conclusion that it's a network-shareable hard drive that would be
>>useable in a Corvus Omninet system.
>>
>>It's dated mid-80's and apparently only a 16 meg drive so I don't
>>imagine anyone but a dinosaur collector would be interested in it, but
>>it goes against my nature to throw anything remotely neat away!
>>(Especially if it may be worth something!) It's probably not worth more
>>than the cost of postage to send it to someone, if that, but if you're
>>interested in the thing drop me a line and save if from the dump! Or if
>>you're not personally interested but want to save me from getting ripped
>>off (giving it to someone for something like $2 when it's worth
>>something more) definitely drop me a line!
>>
>>Robert
>>
>>robertj_at_hayfork.nospam.net
>>rj_at_tcoe.trinity.nospam.k12.ca.net
>>
>>remove the appropriate words from the e-mail addresses...
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