On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Todd Goodman <tsg
at bonedaddy.net> wrote:
I just got a number of Perkin-Elmer machines from
a recycler. The
cabinet is about the size of an IBM 5170. I also received monitors and
external drive cases with two 5 1/4" floppies and an ST-412 hard drive
in them.
That sounds like my P-E 7700, a UNIX machine that sported 4 serial
ports on the back, and a local CRT/keyboard "console". ISTR the
ST-412 has a SASI bridge card on it. In 1985 it was one of the least
expensive ways to get a multi-user M68K UNIX box. System III, IIRC.
-ethan
Yes, these only have two serial ports on the back but they do have
blanks in the panel for two more.
Now I'm hoping the drives weren't wiped (but they probably were
considering the defense contractor it came from.)
Todd