jeffd@techbook.com (Jeff Danforth) (03/30/91)
Well that's about it - a defunct company sold its out-of-service computers, ands, and I can buy its old 3B2/400 machine if I want. It has System V R.2 I believe. Any thoughts on monitors, usability, and such? Does anybody still use these things? -- jeffd@techbook.COM ( Jeff Danforth )
wcs) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Mar29.202058.3664@techbook.com> jeffd@techbook.com (Jeff Danforth) writes:
] Well that's about it - a defunct company sold its out-of-service computers, ands,
]and I can buy its old 3B2/400 machine if I want.
]It has System V R.2 I believe.
]Any thoughts on monitors, usability, and such?
]Does anybody still use these things?
The 3B2/400 is a fine machine, though I wouldn't pay much
money for it today. Really depends on what you need,
and on what peripherals it has.
The machine gives you about 1 MIPS, and runs real
multi-user UNIX over serial lines with terminals.
1 MIPS used to be plenty :-)
If you've got a use for that kind of machine,
either as a mail handler or to support a number of users
doing medium-weight character-based applications,
and if they have enough disk drive for what you want, go for it.
Personally, I'd prefer a 386 machine now - aside from
changes in price-performance over the last N years, and the
probability of better operating system support,
my real concern would be peripherals.
--
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