Honeywell Bull - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

18 May 1999

Again, I don't have Honeywell knowledge, but didn't they create a division
called Honeywell Bull Information Systems, and rebadged multiple systems
under that name?

My only knowledge of this comes from my General Automation days. When their
Motorola based line was loosing market share to the Unix crowd, they
introduced a server called a Honeywell Bull (blue/green nameplate I think)?
That system I know for sure was an RS6000. Perhaps HBIS rebadged more than
just the RS6000. Sounds like it anywho...

Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Owad &lt;owad(a)caesarville.net&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Honeywell Bull

...
 >I am by no means well acquainted with the Honeywell
line. But I was under
>the impression that a Honeywell DPS was never called a BULL, it was called a
...
  DPS. The only
system with the Honeywell brand that was called a BULL was
actually an OEM'ed RS6000 that Honeywell put the BULL label on. 
Hmm...  I haven't seen the unit, just talked to the fellow on the phone.
I asked him what kind of computer it was, he put the phone down to go
look at it, came back, and said it was a "Honeywell Bull", also giving me
the dimensions (4x3x2).  The computer was used by a company that
assembles line and bucket trucks.  I believe they had a good number of
remote terminals set up, and used the system to transfer specs and price
sheets.

Tom Owad