IBM stuff

Today I finally picked up that IBM 8232 - probably the most odd, and certainly largest, machine from IBM's original PC line. The 8232 is essentially a bridge between a Bus and Tag channel and ethernet/token ring. Basically it is a 7532 Industrial PC with a channel card and panel, all in a 300 pound box. It sounds like it could actually be useful as sort of a channel sniffer. I also took a 3480 tape drive with a controller. This is somewhat like the TK50 drives of DEC fame, but Blue (and a whole bunch heavier). There are some other 3480s available for people that might want them. I can ask my contact - when I was there today, one 3480-A22 controller and seven 3480-B22 drives were still on the floor. These are located in New York City. William Donzelli aw288(a)osfn.org