brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) (07/14/88)
I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? Cheers, -Graham Brand
aptr@ur-tut (The Wumpus) (07/14/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> brand@janus.UUCP (Graham Brand) writes: >I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older >6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? The WGS stands for "Work Group System". These are computers deisgned to be used with the new AT&T software and hardware. It should be pointed out that the 6300WGS != 6300. I had a chance to play with the 6300WGS and to look inside of it. The motherboard is now half the size of the original 6300 board. The clock/calender and speaker have been moved to a seperate board. The battery for the clock is now replaceable without using a soldering iron. The other nice features of the new unit are a front panel power switch and a a volume control on the speaker. They did make one mistake in that they shrunk tthe size of the reset button, and those of us with large fingers may find it hard to press it. I also beleive they solved the hardware problem that caused difficulty in running EGAs on the old 6300's. The 6300WGS does not come with a display card, but AT&T is willing to sell you one of theirs. -- The Wumpus UUCP: {cmcl2!decvax}!rochester!ur-tut!aptr BITNET: aptrccss@uorvm Internet: aptr@tut.cc.rochester.edu Disclaimer: "Who? When? Me? It was the Booze!" - M. Binkley
adh@anumb.UUCP (a.d.hay) (07/14/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> brand@janus.UUCP (Graham Brand) writes:
<I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older
<6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what?
work group system -- also the 6312 (at)
we have 3 6386s running unix sVr3, and except for the two i-words in
their ancestry the machines are fast & faultless.
dunno about the 80386 floating point bug though;
our target application doesn't need fp.
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mvuxq.att.com!adh +------------------------------------------------------+cem@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Malloy) (07/14/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? WGS is indeed an acronym. It stands for Work Group System. The older AT&T PC6300 is not a WGS. There is however a 6300WGS. It is a new machine. The only thing that is shares with the PC6300 is the 8086 family CPU chip. It is faster (10 Mhz) and does not suffer from the video problems that some people complained about. That is, there is no intrinsic video card, any card will do. Clancy Malloy AT&T Bell Labs ihnp4!ihlpf!cem
rdr@killer.UUCP (Dean Riddlebarger) (07/14/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? > > Cheers, > -Graham Brand The nice little Getting Started manual that came with mine says that I own a 6386 Work Group System Processor. I understand that we've also used the WGS name for new releases of older hardware [e.g. the new flavor 6300 WGS etc.]. Dean Riddlebarger AT&T Service Node Engineering [312] 592-5760 uucp: ihnp4! [or reasonable facsimile] crfax!crnsnwbt!rdr Typical disclaimer to ward off angry marketroids......
rwhite@nusdhub.UUCP (Robert C. White Jr.) (07/15/88)
in article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) says: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? "Work Group Station" is the expansion as I recall. supposedly everything generated for any one of the WGS machines will eventuallky make it to all of them. This is ment to imply compatability. Rob.
mr@homxb.UUCP (mark) (07/15/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? Work Group System - - - Its a great machine, I am using one at this very moment. > > Cheers, > -Graham Brand mark homxb!mr
jroberts@attvcr.UUCP (John Roberts) (07/15/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? It stands for Work Group System, a rather useless modifier. However, the intent is to stress the Work Group concept which is used by AT&T to categorize products and integration strategies for various levels of applications. The Work Groups are: PC, Departmental, Campus, Production, and Corporate, and include datacomm stuff as well as computers. This is probably more than you cared to hear, but if you want a multi-hour presentation, I'm sure your friendly AT&T rep would be pleased to oblige. ( more than one ;^} ) -- John M. Roberts AT&T Canada Vancouver BC (604) 689-8911 {alberta,uw-beaver}!ubc-cs!attvcr!jroberts What! Me Worry? attmail!jmroberts
apxpecc@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Jeffrey P. Horvath) (07/16/88)
In article <5282@ihlpf.ATT.COM> cem@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Malloy) writes: >In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: >> I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older >> 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? > >WGS is indeed an acronym. It stands for Work Group System. The older I think people should be clear about the use of the word "acronym" versus "abbreviation". Based on WEBSTER's Collegiate Dictionary, an acronym is a word formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term (as "radar" or "snafu"). An abbreviation is the shortened form of a written word or phrase. In my opinion, WGS is an abbreviation, NOT an acronym. I feel too many people within AT&T are quick to call their abbreviations acronyms without realizing that there is a world of difference between the two.
dave@westmark.UUCP (Dave Levenson) (07/16/88)
In article <25057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) writes: > I have seen the suffix WGS appended to both the 6386 and the older > 6300 machines. Is it an acronym for something and, if so, what? Work Group System. It apparently signifies the network capabilities and family nature of the product line. The 6300 WGS is not the old Personal Computer 6300. It is a new physical design with new packaging, that fits better with the rest of the WGS products. It's still an 8086 processor, but the uProcessor is on an `expansion' board, and the `motherboard' is a passive buss. -- Dave Levenson Westmark, Inc. The Man in the Mooney Warren, NJ USA {rutgers | att}!westmark!dave