merlin@hqda-ai.UUCP (04/15/87)
I recently received an advertising flyer for a pair of new
Unix systems. They are
MPulse model 10, $2995:
68000 microprocessor, 12MHz
68000 dedicated to I/O (2 processors total)
2M ram
50M disk, scsi interface, 28ms
800k 5-1/4 floppy
external SCSI port
8 serial ports
Unix system V, 2-user license
MPulse model 20, $4995:
68020 microprocessor, 16MHz
twin 68000 dedicated to I/O (3 processors total)
4M ram
2M disk cache ram
50M disk, scsi interface, 28ms
800k 5-1/4 floppy
60M cartridge tape
external SCSI port
8 serial ports
Unix system V, 2-user license
Looks neat, huh? Anybody have any experience with these yet?
They're produced by
Logic Process Corporation
10410 Markison Road
Dallas, TX 75238
1+ 214 340 5172
--
David S. Hayes, The Merlin of Avalon PhoneNet: (202) 694-6900
UUCP: *!seismo!sundc!hqda-ai!merlin ARPA: merlin%hqda-ai.uucp@brl.arpageller@eli.UUCP (04/19/87)
In article <339@hqda-ai.UUCP>, merlin@hqda-ai.UUCP (David S. Hayes) writes: > MPulse model 20, $4995: > 8 serial ports > Unix system V, 2-user license What's the deal here? Do they have a wrangled init and getty to limit the number of people logging in? David Geller Electric Logic, Inc. Washington, D.C.
jfh@killer.UUCP (04/22/87)
In article <339@hqda-ai.UUCP>, merlin@hqda-ai.UUCP (David S. Hayes) writes: > > I recently received an advertising flyer for a pair of new > Unix systems. They are > > MPulse model 10, $2995: > 68000 microprocessor, 12MHz > 68000 dedicated to I/O (2 processors total) > 2M ram > 50M disk, scsi interface, 28ms > 800k 5-1/4 floppy > external SCSI port > 8 serial ports > Unix system V, 2-user license > > MPulse model 20, $4995: > 68020 microprocessor, 16MHz > twin 68000 dedicated to I/O (3 processors total) > 4M ram > 2M disk cache ram > 50M disk, scsi interface, 28ms > 800k 5-1/4 floppy > 60M cartridge tape > external SCSI port > 8 serial ports > Unix system V, 2-user license > > Looks neat, huh? Anybody have any experience with these yet? > They're produced by > > Logic Process Corporation > 10410 Markison Road > Dallas, TX 75238 > 1+ 214 340 5172 > > -- > David S. Hayes, The Merlin of Avalon PhoneNet: (202) 694-6900 > UUCP: *!seismo!sundc!hqda-ai!merlin ARPA: merlin%hqda-ai.uucp@brl.arpa Yes - I was the Technical Support Analyst for Pinnacle Systems, Inc. last year prior to a layoff. Pinnacle Systems owns Logic Process Corp and TDI Software, (who sells P-System and Modula-2 for these machines) I don't care for the management much, but these machines are some of the fastest 68000 and 68020 based machines I have ever used. My current employer uses Plexus P/60's and Plexus P/35's which cost 10+ times more and run slower. The 68000 box (Mpulse 10, b.k.a. Pinnacle XL) will support 8 users. In fact, it will support 16 or 20 users, if you want to buy another 8 port serial card ($900 at last look at a price sheet). If you really want some high tech hardware, this is about as good as it gets. The chief engineer at this place is one John Bremsteller. I would get your orders in soon as this company most likely won't be around much longer unless you do. (Of course, if you get your orders in soon enough, they will be around longer...) The Unix port is nice. The 020 has virtual memory. Very few Berkeley enhancements - just some old stuff I wrote years ago. Where the ones they ship came from other than what I wrote is anyones guess (Stride 440's run Unix right? Nudge, Nudge...) I would watch for bugs in the serial I/O. No software besides the Utilities. Some stuff is available by way of various back doors. I don't know how legal selling Stride Silicon Valley compilers is, but all of them seem to work. Uniplex II+ also runs, and it is pretty nice. Anybody want to know anything else about these guys? They really make nice hardware, if only the management knew what to do with it ... - John. Disclaimer: I speak only for me. Even before they laid me off I only spoke for me.
root@hobbes.UUCP (John Plocher) (04/23/87)
+---- David Geller writes the following in article <210@eli.UUCP> ---- | > MPulse model 20, $4995: | > 8 serial ports | > Unix system V, 2-user license | | What's the deal here? Do they have a wrangled init and getty to limit | the number of people logging in? +---- In a word, yep. ATT has a 'new' licensing agreement: 1-2 users and 3+ users. The MicroPort SV I have has this; init and getty are the only 2 things which are different. Uuuggggh. Remember that an incoming uucp is treated as one of those users! -- John Plocher UUCP: <backbone>!uwvax!uwmacc!hobbes!plocher ============== Internet: plocher%hobbes.UUCP@uwvax.WISC.EDU FidoNet: 121/0 BITNET: uwvax!uwmacc!hobbes!plocher@psuvax1