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Re: Unix PC on eBay

Newsgroups comp.sys.3b1
Date 2022-08-18 20:34 -0700
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Subject Re: Unix PC on eBay
From "dbr...@gmail.com" <dbrower@gmail.com>

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On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 4:20:28 AM UTC-7, Peter Schmidt wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 1:22:50 AM UTC-4, J Booth wrote: 
> > ohh yes, this guy in Egypt also has some other Convergent tech -- he currently has listed an old Convergent terminal: 
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506123 
> > and a Miniframe (similar in specs to the UNIX PC): 
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506114
> Not just similar - binary compatible. At one point I had a 3B1, a 7300, and a Miniframe, all linked together via multiple serial cables. That was, hmm - 30 years ago... (!)

I had a 7300 and a miniframe, also connected by serial line.   They could run the same binaries if you didn't use the 7300 shared library.

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Unix PC on eBay Bob Alexander <google@loadaccumulator.com> - 2021-08-21 06:08 -0700
  Re: Unix PC on eBay J Booth <166sunny@gmail.com> - 2021-08-24 22:22 -0700
    Re: Unix PC on eBay Peter Schmidt <peter@transcend.aero> - 2021-08-25 04:20 -0700
      Re: Unix PC on eBay J Booth <166sunny@gmail.com> - 2021-08-31 21:35 -0700
      Re: Unix PC on eBay "dbr...@gmail.com" <dbrower@gmail.com> - 2022-08-18 20:34 -0700

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