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- From: tcahoon@msen.com (Tim Cahoon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: want info - HP-3000/42 and 100s
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 05:20:42 GMT
- Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- John Kapenga (john@sol.cs.wmich.edu) wrote:
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- : hi;
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- : Someone is willing to donate the folowing (1984+ vintage) equipment:
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- : HP series 100 (several), 2 floppy disks, monitor nad printer in a box.
- : HP 3000 series 42 mini with a 7933 hard disk.
- : HP 2602A printers (several)
- : HP 2563A printers (several)
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- : Some printers are HPIB and some are serial.
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- : The system was set up as a network and used in an accounting office on
- : an engineering firm. Before determining if I should go out to look at them
- : I had some questions (that the person on the other end is trying to answer.)
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- : What OS(s) ran on these? (if HP/UX was the only one I'll be happy,
- : I think the 100s ran DOS)
- : What network was likely used? (ethernet tcp/ip would be best for me)
- : How big was the hard disk?
- : What was likely the disk interface (I expect HPIB so it won't move to
- : a PC or SUN)
- : Could one add multiple serial lines to the 3000 and an ethernet card
- : supporting tcp/ip?
- : What kind of printers are these?
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- : I expect these are too old for me to use, but who knows.
- : If I don't take these items and anyone else is interested (they
- : want a tax-deductable donation) I'll be happy to forward a phone
- : number.
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- : cheers - john
- : --
- : ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- : John A. Kapenga Department of Computer Science
- : Ma Bell: (616)387-5657 Western Michigan University
- : Internet: john@cs.wmich.edu Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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