Hi Jeff,
>....that the DG AViiON would be a great addition to any
>collection.
>....1. The ultimate Orphan. One of a small handfull of machines
> to use Moto's 88000 CPU chipset.
VERY interesting, I've never managed to find a machine which uses that chipset.
What other machines came out using the 88000?
>3. Runs DG/UX (subspecies of UNIX). Can't get much cooler
> than that.
Good point.
>....1. Make sure you get the software with it, as replacements
> are hard to come by, and ludicrously expensive.
Sounds rather like my AS/400.... :-(
>3. No free operating system available for it (no LINUX or *BSD).
Is this because the technical info required for such a project isn't available,
or hasn't anyone gotten around to it yet?
It seems the former is true in the case of the AS/400. :-(
TTFN - Pete.
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Received on Wed Jul 14 1999 - 10:25:15 BST