krowitz@richter.mit.edu (David Krowitz) (10/16/90)
The company for which I have been doing some part-time consulting has decided to discontinue any further product development for the Apollo market. As a result, my personal workstation is FOR SALE ======== DN4000-E5-19-R-8MB DN4000 CPU with 19 inch 1024x800 8-plane color screen, single board Apollo token ring network interface, 8 MB RAM, 155 MB disk and cartridge tape (Ompti controller, not WD7000). Also includes IKON-10092 parallel printer interface, IBM-PC/XT parallel printer interface, and Apollo SPE (serial/parallel expansion) boards, floor stand, and assorted printer and network cables. Needs a new time-of-day backup battery, but otherwise in excellent shape (no scratches, no dents, no discoloration of keyboard or monitor housing). Will include source code for parallel printer device drivers if you need it (~4500 lines of Pascal that runs on DN3000/4000/3500/4500 *and* DN10000 -- yes, you *can* avoid *all* of the bugs *some* of the time if you get enough practice). Asking price: $6500 or best offer, shipping included. == David Krowitz krowitz@richter.mit.edu (617) 253-6180 (work) (617) 623-7878 (home)
austin@meto.UMD.EDU (Austin L. Conaty) (10/17/90)
Dave I hope this doesn't mean the end of your Apollo days, does it? :( Say it isn't so.......
pha@caen.engin.umich.edu (Paul H. Anderson) (10/17/90)
Another announcement of my node for sale: DN3000, 15 inch 4 bit color display, 4 meg RAM, Omti-8621, Maxtor 380meg drive (fast actuator), ring card, SPE card, 60 meg cartridge tape, full media and DOC for SR10.2 and CC compiler. The battery for the clock needs to be replaced. Node was on full maintenance until a month or so ago. If your site is licensed for Magic, I can throw in a good working version of Magic for the Apollo. Magic is the VLSI design system written at Berkeley. My asking price is $2750 or B/O - I will pay shipping in the continental US. My company is being liquidated, and I have to get rid of all our hardware. Paul Anderson pha@caen.engin.umich.edu (313)-936-1355 (W) (313)-663-9476 (H)
rees@pisa.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Rees) (10/17/90)
In article <9010161841.AA01449@meto.UMD.EDU>, austin@meto.UMD.EDU (Austin L. Conaty) writes:
Dave I hope this doesn't mean the end of your Apollo
days, does it? :(
Not likely. He's selling his home machine but is still stuck with a floor
full of Apollos in the "golfball" building at MIT. He used to be one of our
favorite customer visits because of all the great restaurants in Cambridge.
Speaking of customer service, some day you should get David to tell you
about the Apollo engineer who went directly from the hospital emergency room
to David's office after breaking his arm, rather than miss an appointment to
deliver some TCP beta test software.krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) (10/19/90)
I am *not* stuck with a floor full of Apollos in the "golfball" building at MIT ... I am stuck with *three* floors of Apollos in the "golfball" building at MIT. We grew a bit after that first attempt to get Apollo's TCP/IP to run. Unfortunately, we haven't grown at all in the last 2 to 3 e years. Sigh. == Dave