24 Nov
2010
24 Nov
'10
8:34 p.m.
The first was a Data General Aviion AV300 workstation.
This is one
of the few machines built around the Motorola 88K CPU. It came with its
original keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a full set of DG-UX manuals. I
don't yet know if it's functional, but according to my friend it was
running a few years ago.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) It'll be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
John Finigan
24 Nov
24 Nov
8:47 p.m.
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM, John Finigan <john_finigan at yahoo.com> wrote:
Same here... I love weird old Unix workstations and the Aviion is one
of the machines I'd dearly love to own.
Mark
The first was
a Data General Aviion AV300 workstation. ?This is one
of the few machines built around the Motorola 88K CPU. ?It came with its
original keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a full set of DG-UX manuals. ?I
don't yet know if it's functional, but according to my friend it was
running a few years ago.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) ?It'll be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
John Finigan 
8:59 p.m.
Mark Davidson wrote:
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM, John Finigan
<john_finigan at yahoo.com> wrote:
Same here... I love weird old Unix workstations and the Aviion is one
of the machines I'd dearly love to own.
Am I right in thinking that there were big Aviions, too? The only one I ever
saw was a small desktop/deskside tower.
I must say I'd rather like one, too - something about 88k CPUs appeals, somehow.
cheers
Jules
The first
was a Data General Aviion AV300 workstation. This is one
of the few machines built around the Motorola 88K CPU. It came with its
original keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a full set of DG-UX manuals. I
don't yet know if it's functional, but according to my friend it was
running a few years ago.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) It'll
be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
John Finigan 
25 Nov
25 Nov
1:54 a.m.
On 11/24/10 3:59 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:
There were several models; some of them were quite large. The AV9500,
for example, could have up to sixteen 88100 processors and came in a rack.
Same here... I
love weird old Unix workstations and the Aviion is one
of the machines I'd dearly love to own.
Am I right in thinking that there were big Aviions, too? The only one I
ever saw was a small desktop/deskside tower. I must say I'd rather like one, too - something
about 88k CPUs appeals,
somehow.
Same here.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
2:26 a.m.
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On 11/24/10 3:59 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:
There were several models; some of them were quite large. The AV9500,
for example, could have up to sixteen 88100 processors and came in a
rack.
The biggest was the AV-10000. 32 CPU's max.
Same
here... I love weird old Unix workstations and the Aviion is one
of the machines I'd dearly love to own.
Am I right in thinking that there were big Aviions, too? The only one I
ever saw was a small desktop/deskside tower. I must say
I'd rather like one, too - something about 88k CPUs appeals,
somehow.
Same here. 
8:24 p.m.
At 02:59 PM 11/24/2010 -0600, you wrote:
Mark Davidson wrote:
Ours live in racks that are approx five and a half feet high. I think there
are 3 racks, including several drive arrays. We use DG terminals, maybe
model 210?? 200?? for the shops and warehouses. The rest use Telnet.
-T
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On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM, John Finigan
<john_finigan at yahoo.com>
wrote:
Same here... I love weird old Unix workstations and the Aviion is one
of the machines I'd dearly love to own.
Am I right in thinking that there were big Aviions, too? The only one I
ever saw was a small desktop/deskside tower. The first
was a Data General Aviion AV300 workstation. This is one
of the few machines built around the Motorola 88K CPU. It came with its
original keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a full set of DG-UX manuals. I
don't yet know if it's functional, but according to my friend it was
running a few years ago.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) It'll be
interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
John Finigan
1:57 a.m.
On 11/24/10 3:34 PM, John Finigan wrote:
Hmm, ok. It's still packed up from the trip, but when I get it
unpacked I'll fire it up and see how the battery looks. If it's good,
I'll make a copy of the NVRAM data immediately and make it available.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
The first was
a Data General Aviion AV300 workstation. This is one
of the few machines built around the Motorola 88K CPU. It came with its
original keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a full set of DG-UX manuals. I
don't yet know if it's functional, but according to my friend it was
running a few years ago.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) It'll be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
2:02 a.m.
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :) It'll be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
Hmm, ok. It's still packed up from the trip, but when I get it
unpacked I'll fire it up and see how the battery looks. If it's good,
I'll make a copy of the NVRAM data immediately and make it available.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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2:07 a.m.
On 11/24/10 9:02 PM, N0body H0me wrote:
Did you get install media? If so, I'm curious to know what
version you ended up with. Watch for binders that contain
DG/UX license keys.
I don't know yet; it's all still packed up in the car. I will go
through it all in the next few days and send a report.
-Dave
--
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Port Charlotte, FL
Ack, I'm really jealous over this one :)
It'll be interesting to hear
if the presumably dead nvram battery matters -- I think some people are
looking for dumps from working units.
Hmm, ok. It's still packed up from the trip, but when I get it
unpacked I'll fire it up and see how the battery looks. If it's good,
I'll make a copy of the NVRAM data immediately and make it available.
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