3 Mar
2009
3 Mar
'09
8:08 p.m.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Michael Lee <mikelee at tdh.com> wrote:
Hi,
I recently picked up in a lot of other stuff four DC600 tapes which is an
interesting mix. I have no idea what systems they are for, maybe you do or
have a need for such?
Kubota Pacific Computer 2.5 Diagnostics
1992-Part #125-0023-11
Long ago (about when that tape was cut), I was involved with an art
group called "Softworks". I helped them out with some joystick issues
with an installation at the Wexner Center called "The Emporer's
Message". It was a narrative virtual world, rendered by a Kubota. As
I recall, it was really an Alpha box running OSF/1 with some custom
graphics hardware bolted on the side. That one was the only Kubota
computer I ever saw (but I did see some earthmoving equipment with the
same logo on it some years later).
Dunno who could use such a thing, but if I owned a Kubota, I'd want a
copy of that.
-ethan