shprentz@donut.UUCP (03/26/87)
In article <758@arthur.cs.purdue.edu> , bxd@arthur.cs.purdue.edu (Buster Dunsmore) writes: > In article <4842@ism780c.UUCP>, tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes: > > > > When I worked at Callan Data Systems, I used to buy a small bag of M&M's > > out of the vending machine every day. Before eating it, I would count each > > color, and append the results to a database I was maintaining. Sadly, my > > database was lost when Callan went under. > > Hmmm! Maybe there's some truth to the rumor that Callan Data Systems went > under because of employees counting M&M's on company time. Whatever the reason for Callan's demise, I'm still running Unix on an early Callan Unistar 200. Needless to say, hardware and software support is a bit hard to come by. If you are running a Callan system and would be willing to share your experiences, problems, and solutions, please reply by electronic mail. -- Joel Shprentz Phone: (703) 848-7305 BDM Corporation Uucp: seismo!bdmrrr!donut!shprentz 7915 Jones Branch Drive McLean, Virginia 22102
dan@rna.UUCP (03/27/87)
In article <833@donut.uucp> shprentz@donut.uucp (Joel Shprentz) writes: > >If you are running a Callan system and would be willing to share your >experiences, problems, and solutions, please reply by electronic mail. > Anyone want to buy a Callan ? It is a functioning unit. Perhaps someone wants a second one or one for spare parts. Please make an offer. Be (somewhat but not entirely) reasonable. Thanks. Cheers, Dan Ts'o Dept. Neurobiology Rockefeller Univ. 1230 York Ave. NY, NY 10021 212-570-7671 ...cmcl2!rna!dan rna!dan@cmcl2.arpa