let us know if it is available. it would go wonderful here in the
ge/honeywell/bull display here in the museum in Arizona ( home of the ge
computer department in the old days.
no, gecos also called gcos after the honeywell GE combine was not based on
multix gecos predated it as far as I know... gecos was a batch system with
an interactive front end...
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
Please check our web site at
http://www.smecc.org
to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us.
address:
coury house / smecc
5802 w palmaire ave
glendale az 85301
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf_at_siconic.com>
To: "Classic Computers Mailing List" <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>; "Bay Area
Computer Collector List" <baccl_at_lists.baccl.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:31 PM
Subject: Honeywell DPS-6 and other stuff
>
> I've been contacted by a credit union in southern California that has a
> Honeywell DPS-6 among some other stuff.
>
> The list includes:
>
> Honeywell DPS-6
> Spectralogic ST865 tape drive
> Honeywell-Bull tape drive (in a large cabinet)
> Something with model number B01730 (the only information I have on this)
> AlphaServer 2100 (225Mhz, .5GB RAM, (5) RZ28 HD, (6) VT320, TSZ70)
> Very large UPS (two racks, lots of batteries)
>
> The location is City of Commerce, California (south Los Angeles).
>
> The Honeywell DPS-6 is the coolest member of this lot. I would not mind
> having it but for a couple issues, primarily my lack of time for
> embarking on a long-distance haul and my desire to rid myself of large
> things at this point as opposed to acquiring them. And I already have
> one, though it's in rough shape.
>
> I'm going to give the Computer History Museum first dibs on the DPS-6.
> The rest of the stuff is up for grabs. The company just wants it hauled
> off and they need it gone within a month or so.
>
> In case the CHM does not want the DPS-6 but you do, let me know. GCOS
> (the OS for the DPS-6) was inspired by Multics. Some information here:
>
> http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?GCOS
>
> ...and here:
>
> http://perso.club-internet.fr/febcm/english/gcos_6_products.htm
>
> So it could be a fun machine to hack on if you have the room.
>
> --
>
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