aviion 4000 info

From: pmulry <paulm064_at_icqmail.com>
Date: Sat Feb 1 23:11:01 2003

thanks for the info;
   i must have the motorola 88k multiprocessor (3 chips socket mounted on
motherboard with 3 additional chips soldered directly to small board mounted
over other chips). 3 sticks of ram ,1 marked as 4Mb others unknown. No
graphics card (will have to learn to set up hyperterminal on old pc) .
Nothing tested yet ,still cleaning.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey S. Worley <Technoid_at_30below.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:23 PM
Subject: RE: aviion 4000 info


> Well darn.
>
> Anyway, I can direct you to a source for install media and
> keyboard/mouse. Call Computer Parts Barn in Asheville, North Carolina.
> The proprietor there has a ton of DG stuff including Aviion gear. He'll
> be able to help you if anyone can. The number should be (828) 274-5963.
> The name is Ed Kirby. He's a little hard to get to know, but he's a nice
> guy and I swear by him.
>
> IIRC, the Aviions generally ran a version of DG/UX which is DG's version
> of Unix. There might be a version of AOS for it as well, but I'm not
> sure on that score.
>
> There were two kinds of Aviion (Nova in reverse if you didn't know).
> There was a Motorola 88k CPU-based version (sometimes multiprocessor),
> and an Intel version. The Intel versions are the latter.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of pmulry
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:44 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: aviion 4000 info
>
> positive, i know little about most things ,less about pc's and less
> again
> about unix boxes but im sure it is an aviion.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeffrey S. Worley <Technoid_at_30below.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:16 AM
> Subject: RE: aviion 4000 info
>
>
> > Are you Sure it is an Aviion? I'd love for it to be an MV/4000. It
> > seems I'm like the only person on earth who has his own DG/MV machine.
> > Mine runs AOS/VS II and is the size of a dormitory room refrigerator.
> > Most of them were much larger but I got the pint-sized one which is a
> > good thing.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> > On Behalf Of Martin Marshall
> > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 12:09 AM
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: aviion 4000 info
> >
> > pmulry wrote:
> > > I recently aquired a Data General 4000 series server . It appears to
> > be
> > > complete (except for keyboard ,mouse and manuals as usual) ;however,
> > before i
> > > give it juice would like to confirm its condition.
> > > Can anyone help me with manuals or point me towards downloadable
> > manuals (any
> > > thing that would be useful). Internet search returned very little
> > info.
> >
> > http://www-csc.dg.com/csc/
> >
> > Martin Marshall
Received on Sat Feb 01 2003 - 23:11:01 GMT

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