shevett@mccc.uucp (Dave Shevett) (11/07/90)
I had an interesting phone call from a friend and fellow scrounger today. He had someone offer him a '3b15' that has been sitting around for a year or so, as long as he came and got it. I know about the 3b2 and 3b1 series, but almost nothing about the 3b15. It has 6meg of RAM in it, and several ~150meg SMD drives on it. A great bargain (free?), well, the catch is it's about 250 miles from here, and we'd have to rent a truck to go get it. The question is - is it worth it? I run a 3b1, several PC's, and a 33mghz '386 at home (Xenix) - this is all the power I need - The other fellow has 2 microvaxen and some other miscellania. Performance wise, what does the 3b15 rank next to, say, a nicely configured '386? E-Mail would be appreciated.... M------------------. ,------------------------------; | Dave Shevett ~-------------------------; Amusing and obscure .sig / | shevett@mccc.EDU Mercer County College ) under development \ W----------------. Lawrenceville, NJ )----------------------------' I ~-------------------------/
rlp@yosemite.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Platt) (11/10/90)
If I remeber my 3B geneology correctly, the 3B15 is a slightly upgraded 3B5. It's an old (read 'slow') mini about the size and shape of a washing machine. --- Robert L. Platt E-mail: cs.utexas.edu!halley!rlp (Internet) platt_bob (Tandem Guardian) halley!ceres!rlp (Home) cs.utexas.edu!peyote!rlp (CACTUS) DDD: (512) 244-8904 Snail-Mail: Tandem Computers Inc. 14231 Tandem Boulevard Austin, TX 78729-6699
tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold) (11/13/90)
In article <1990Nov7.001356.11586@mccc.uucp> shevett@mccc.edu (Dave Shevett) writes: $ I had an interesting phone call from a friend and fellow scrounger today. $ He had someone offer him a '3b15' that has been sitting around for a year $ or so, as long as he came and got it. $ $ I know about the 3b2 and 3b1 series, but almost nothing about the 3b15. It $ has 6meg of RAM in it, and several ~150meg SMD drives on it. A great $ bargain (free?), well, the catch is it's about 250 miles from here, and $ we'd have to rent a truck to go get it. $ $ The question is - is it worth it? I run a 3b1, several PC's, and a 33mghz $ '386 at home (Xenix) - this is all the power I need - The other fellow has $ 2 microvaxen and some other miscellania. Performance wise, what does the $ 3b15 rank next to, say, a nicely configured '386? As with any obsolete computer, it's probably not a good deal even it's delivered to your doorstep. It's very large and heavy and will draw lots of power. You won't like it speed. It will be very hard to get support or parts for it. It could be a good deal if it fills a need because all your other computers are busy and you can't get another. But how likely is that? A 3b15 is a real dog compared with modern machines such as 386's, Suns, and even 3b2's! -- Tom Reingold tr@samadams.princeton.edu OR ...!princeton!samadams!tr "Warning: Do not drive with Auto-Shade in place. Remove from windshield before starting ignition."
paul@unhtel.uucp (Paul S. Sawyer) (11/26/90)
In article <1990Nov7.001356.11586@mccc.uucp> shevett@mccc.edu (Dave Shevett) writes: >I had an interesting phone call from a friend and fellow scrounger today. >He had someone offer him a '3b15' that has been sitting around for a year >or so, as long as he came and got it. Wow! Deja vu! -- Paul S. Sawyer paul@unhtel.uucp {uunet,attmail}!unhtel!paul UNH CIS - - Telecommunications and Network Services pss@unhd.unh.edu Durham, NH 03824-3523 VOX: +1 603 862 3262 FAX: +1 603 862 2030