15 Jan
2018
15 Jan
'18
6:31 a.m.
Hi AJ,
Thank you, I've been looking for 3b1s and 3b2s for a while.
I plan to eventually be able to image the disks and scan the documentation.
It will however take a while to get to that point.
I'm open to loaning media and manuals to someone who can get that done
quicker (I'm in southern NH.)
I'm also happy to open up the machine and do what I can to help identify
differences though I don't have a "regular" 3b1 to compare against
myself (I'd love one and any 3b2s I could get my hands on as well.)
You or anyone else should please feel free to stay in contact with me
either on list or off.
Thank you!
Todd
On 1/14/2018 9:05 PM, AJ Palmgren wrote:
Todd, thanks so much for sharing, and I'm thrilled
to know that a
member of this community is where it's going.
May I ask, what are your plans for archival of the included disks and
manuals, if any?
I'd also be quite curious to see if there are any internal circuit
differences between that machine and a "regular AT&T 3b1.? If you ever
open it up, I'd love to see/hear about that.
I've put a fair amount of effort into preserving Convergent-branded OS
and programs, particularly from this era, solely out of personal
interest.? Mostly for the MightyFrame, but my journey had to start
with the AT&T UNIX PC first, as that had the larger "still available"
user group for learning & support before I could revers-engineer how
to get a MightyFrame to boot.
Anyway, I would really love to see those software/manual sets be
preserved in a bitsavers.org <http://bitsavers.org> / archive.org
<http://archive.org> fashion, and if there is anything that I might be
able to do to assist in that effort, I'd love to volunteer.
My site for preserving this area of Convergent software and equipment
is at http://MightyFrame.com
Please let me know how I might help, in any way.
Thanks so much!
-AJ
On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Todd Goodman <tsg at bonedaddy.net
<mailto:tsg at bonedaddy.net>> wrote:
Hi AJ (and list),
I got that one.
Todd
On 1/13/2018 10:02 PM, AJ Palmgren via cctalk wrote:
I'm just wondering if anybody here did (or knows who) bought
this one.
http://ebay.to/2DaRr13
Even though these were all manufactured by Convergent
Technologies, this
one is actually BRANDED by Convergent, as their model S/50.
And there's software included here. I tried to buy myself, but
just missed
it.
I'd really like to connect with the buyer here, to see if we
can do a more
expansive documentation project on this machine, as well as an
archival of
the software that was included.
As far as I know, this is the only Convergent S/50 I've ever
seen that has
survived, especially with all the CONVERGENT software and
manuals (vs the
AT&T ones)!
Thanks!
-AJ
http://MightyFrame.com
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