arubin@Apple.COM (Andy Rubin) (05/30/90)
Hi there.
I just got ahold of 13 CounterPoint Unix workstations. I'm trying
to decide what to do with them, and any information would help tons!
They have the AT&T nameplate on them, but all attempts to find out from
them have been futile. CounterPoint seems to be out of business...
These babies are pretty cool. 68020, bitmapped display. X windows.
ST-506 style drives (180 mb), ethernet (boots diskless, too!)
They have what seems to be a solid version of SVr3 on them.
Any ideas/info/help will be rewarded.
--
Engineer: "Is this a holdup?"
Doc: "Uh, no! It's a science experiment!"
-- Back to the Future III arubin@apple.comkg@elan.elan.com (Ken Greer) (05/30/90)
From article <41433@apple.Apple.COM>, by arubin@Apple.COM (Andy Rubin): > Hi there. > > I just got ahold of 13 CounterPoint Unix workstations. I'm trying > to decide what to do with them, and any information would help tons! > Counterpoint of San Jose was bought out by Acer about 2-3 years ago. Now called "Acer Counterpoint", Acer has since dropped the bitmaped 680x0 workstations. I believe they sell only 3086 boxes now. If they are in working condition, why not simply use them as development machines or X-terminals? If they're not working, you could try contacting Acer. Failing that, they should make excellent space heaters. Ken Greer Elan Computer Group, Inc. 888 Villa St. 3rd Floor Mt View CA 94041 Phone: 415-964-2200 Internet: kg@elan.com UUCP: {ames,hplabs,uunet}!elan!kg