mark@sickkids.UUCP (Mark Bartelt ) (09/29/87)
The following equipment is available for immediate sale:
Qty Item Description
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3 HP2392A Terminal (with second RS232 port)
1 HP2392A Terminal (with Centronics-compatible
parallel printer port)
1 HP9816S PC (68000-based), 768kb(?), BASIC,
graphics option [ see below ]
1 Numonics 2300 Digitizer, 17"x32", .001" resolution,
16-button cursor, HP9816S software
The HP2392A terminals are kown to be in good working condition. The
HP9816S and Numonics digitizer, on the other hand, haven't been used
in a long time; they are believed to work, but are being sold on an
as-is basis. As a quick check, I've confirmed that the 9816 passes
its power-up self test, and reads in an operating system from disk.
It's not clear exactly how much memory the 9816 has. The sticker on
the outside implies that it has 256kb. However, the power-up memory
test announces that it finds 786272 bytes; a peculiar amount, since
786272 is 3*256*1024-160. Why the 160? Beats me ...
Since the 9816 has a 68000 inside it, I suppose it's possible that
someone with time to spare and some amount of wizardry might be able
to get one of the 68000-based versions of UNIX running on it, but I
have no idea how hard this would be, or whether it's even feasible.
HP asserts that UNIX can't run on the 9816, claiming that at least
a megabyte is required (our 9816 allegedly has the maximum that can
be put onto one). However, I'm not sure that I'm ready to believe
that there's no 68000-based UNIX around that will run on less than
a megabyte. HP does say that a hard disk can be put on the 9816.
For more information, or to submit an offer for any or all of the
above equipment, contact
Mark Bartelt
HSC Research Development Corporation
88 Elm Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
416/598-6442
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