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Rob Kas

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Feb 19, 2015, 4:38:51 PM2/19/15
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Greetings


Are there any 3b2 users left out there ?

Goetz Hoffart

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Feb 20, 2015, 3:22:26 AM2/20/15
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Rob Kas <robk...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are there any 3b2 users left out there ?

I'm a wanna-be user, so in the end the answer from my side is: no :-)

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Götz
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Bill Gunshannon

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Feb 20, 2015, 8:17:28 AM2/20/15
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In article <e97c15e5-3979-40f4...@googlegroups.com>,
Rob Kas <robk...@gmail.com> writes:
> Greetings
>
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> Are there any 3b2 users left out there ?
>

I was, but they are long gone. I used to have a copy of the WS32000
architecture manual (marked DRAFT, I think) I have just moved so
everything is in disarray but if it turns up is there any chance
someone may want it? Or should I just send it to bitsavers?

bill

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Hostage

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Feb 20, 2015, 11:22:27 AM2/20/15
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On Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 3:38:51 PM UTC-6, Rob Kas wrote:
> Greetings
>
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> Are there any 3b2 users left out there ?

Hi Bob! Of course I still have 3B2's. 3B2/600, 4 processors, full of Eports, I think it has 8 diff SCSI drives, (and I also have a 23Mb tape drive attached for compatibility with the 3B1's!) and I use a 730 for a terminal (with the red mouse - 5620 died!) Problem it has now is that the root drive has failed. I put in a spare drive, BUT the rollers on 3 tape drives have turned to jelly so I can't load the OS. I have all versions of UNIX for it from 3.2.1 to 4.1ES. I also have a 3B2/400 that is sick and I can;t figure out what's wrong with it...
George

classicducati

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Feb 21, 2015, 1:17:41 PM2/21/15
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Am Donnerstag, 19. Februar 2015 22:38:51 UTC+1 schrieb Rob Kas:
> Greetings
>
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> Are there any 3b2 users left out there ?

Hi Bob,

I used to work for Olivetti in Switzerland. When they gave up the AT&T business (around 1995 I guess), I could save some 3B machines. I still have a running 3B2/310 (with a Olivetti ST/60 SCSI tape drive unit labelled "prototype unit"). I'm proud of this... Then a 3B1 (with DOS card and a "fired up" power supply thich repaired a couple of years ago) and a 3B2/400 with a defect system disk still waiting on its repair. I have a repacement disk, but because lots of the floppy disks are in bad condition, it's very tough task to get this thing up and running...

Anybody out there that could email a system image of the base OS floppies to me?

I have them for museum porposes...

Greetings
Ronald
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