26 Aug
2002
26 Aug
'02
4:27 a.m.
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
Quothe Michael Davidson, from writings of Sun, Aug 25,
2002 at
11:03:30PM -0700:
> FWIW the UnixPC 7300 which was belatedly adopted
into the
> 3B family, and renamed "3B1" by the marketing guys, despite
At both 'ends' ektually. 6300 --> 7300 --> 3b1 --> 3b?
Nice idea. Too bad, like most nice ideas in marketing, it didn't really
work.
The 7300 and 3B1 are not exactly alike... doesn't
anyone here read the
FAQs and other info. from the old 3B1/7300 archive (not sure if it
still exists) before posting info. about these machines? Granted,
they're basically the same machine, but there are a couple of minor
differences, including the design of the case, etc.
> having nothing in common with the other 3B machines, was
> actually a close cousin of the CT Miniframe. (I'm not sure
> if Convergent actually manufacured the 7300, but it was
> certainly their design)
CT did, in fact, OEM the UnixPC (TM). The CT Mitiframe and Miniframe were
binary compatible withe the UnixPC (TM) (for certain values of binary and
compatible).
That info. has been known by 3B1/7300 users for many
years, and
looking in the the FAQ, etc. will reveal the answer. :-)
AAMOF, the 3b1 FAQ was posted to comp.sys.3b1 last nite (8/25/02), as any
truly dedicated reader would know :~).
Bill