Hardest to Find Classic Computers

From: r. 'bear' stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Tue Dec 18 13:49:48 2001

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, William Donzelli wrote:

> They are not too big - almost the same size as a Sun 4/370. I think they
> tip the scale at about 200 pounds, but moving them is a pain because they
> used really cheesy casters.

The IRIS 3000 series aren't too heavy. My 3110 (fully loaded with boards
and disks) only weighs something on the order of 100 to 125 pounds. It's
an easy move with two people, unlike my Symbolics 3650, which at 160 or so
with disks and boards removed, takes some grunting to move with two
people. And yes, the IRIS doesn't have so much casters as it has
caster-signifiers. They suck. The bottom panel they bolt to tends to warp,
which compounds their cheesiness.

My Sony TV weighs in at 235 pounds. My roommate and I nearly killed
ourselves moving it, and nearly destroyed the TV (and the walls, and the
floor, and the front porch..).

My AS/400 9406/500 isn't much bigger than the 'bolix but tips the scales
at more than 250 pounds. I'm not looking forward to moving it.

> I have not booted mine for the longest time, but I think it is a very old
> version of IRIX.

IRIX only runs on MIPS. Some other SVR3ish software I can't remember the
name of ran on the m68k boxes.

Do you know the proper syntax to boot an IRIS 3000 from cartridge tape?

ok
r.
Received on Tue Dec 18 2001 - 13:49:48 GMT