13 Dec
2001
13 Dec
'01
3:22 p.m.
Congratulations! Which model?
Have a few bits myself, including a digital cassette drive (&docs) and
a few tapes; need any?
mike
-----------------Original Message-----------------
From: Boatman on the River of Suck <vance(a)ikickass.org>
I have a complete (almost working) Burroughs computer.
Peace... Sridhar
13 Dec
13 Dec
7:07 p.m.
On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, M H Stein wrote:
Congratulations! Which model?
Have a few bits myself, including a digital cassette drive (&docs) and
a few tapes; need any?
For the Burroughs or the Everex drive??
:)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
8:20 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
I used to work for a company that was in the process of decommissioning a
Burroughs mainframe (or minicomputer?) in the early '90's.
Are there any web-based sources of information regarding the Burroughs line
of computers and peripherals?
I only got a quick peek at the machine once, and maybe some pictures might
bring back my memories.
- Matt
At 10:07 PM 12/13/2001 -0800, you wrote:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, M H Stein wrote:
Matthew Sell
Programmer
On Time Support, Inc.
www.ontimesupport.com
(281) 296-6066
Join the Metrology Software discussion group METLIST!
http://www.ontimesupport.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi
"One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad
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Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...
Congratulations! Which model?
Have a few bits myself, including a digital cassette drive (&docs) and
a few tapes; need any?
For the Burroughs or the Everex drive??
:)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and
Danger http://www.vintage.org 
8:44 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
This is a page about a B205. I'll eventually get a page up about my
G20M/200.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/B205/index.html
Peace... Sridhar
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Matthew Sell wrote:
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:20:51 -0600
From: Matthew Sell <msell(a)ontimesupport.com>
Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Burroughs - any information?
I used to work for a company that was in the process of decommissioning a
Burroughs mainframe (or minicomputer?) in the early '90's.
Are there any web-based sources of information regarding the Burroughs line
of computers and peripherals?
I only got a quick peek at the machine once, and maybe some pictures might
bring back my memories.
- Matt
At 10:07 PM 12/13/2001 -0800, you wrote:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, M H Stein wrote:
Matthew Sell
Programmer
On Time Support, Inc.
www.ontimesupport.com
(281) 296-6066
Join the Metrology Software discussion group METLIST!
http://www.ontimesupport.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi
"One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad
"Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...
Congratulations! Which model?
Have a few bits myself, including a digital cassette drive (&docs) and
a few tapes; need any?
For the Burroughs or the Everex drive??
:)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and
Danger http://www.vintage.org 
12 Dec
12 Dec
4:55 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
This is a page about a B205. I'll eventually get a page up about my
G20M/200.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/B205/index.html
> > From: Matthew Sell
> > I used to work for a company that was in the process of decommissioning a
> Burroughs mainframe (or minicomputer?) in the early '90's.
Was not
Burroughs and a few other companies noted for destroying all old
equipment
and leasing only?
--
Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
14 Dec
14 Dec
5:43 a.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
This might be of interest/use to you, a B205 command list:
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/brochure/images/manuals/b205/commands/commands.ht
ml
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ben Franchuk
-> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 9:56 PM
-> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: Burroughs - any information?
->
->
-> Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
-> >
-> > This is a page about a B205. I'll eventually get a page up about my
-> > G20M/200.
-> >
-> > http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/B205/index.html
-> >> > From: Matthew Sell
-> >> > I used to work for a company that was in the process of
-> decommissioning a
-> > > Burroughs mainframe (or minicomputer?) in the early '90's.
-> Was not Burroughs and a few other companies noted for destroying all old
-> equipment
-> and leasing only?
-> --
-> Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
-> www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
->
5:44 a.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
I did obtain about 5 TC5500 consoles and a B80
back in the '80.
They were rather large for their computing power
and no software was obtainable so I scrapped them.
I still have a couple of kilo's TTL-chips from them, with
their own Burroughs legacy partnumbers.
Very rugged design though!
Maybe you could get some old "B" hardeware but
software was out of the question.
Sipke de Wal
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http://xgistor.ath.cx
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: Burroughs - any information?
Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
This is a page about a B205. I'll eventually get a page up about my
G20M/200.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/B205/index.html
> > From: Matthew Sell
> > I used to work for a company that was in the process of decommissioning a
> Burroughs mainframe (or minicomputer?) in the early '90's.
Was not
Burroughs and a few other companies noted for destroying all old
equipment
and leasing only?
--
Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html 
3:42 a.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
Matt:
Are there any web-based sources of information
regarding the
Burroughs line of computers and peripherals?
I had a nice exchange with >> comp.sys.unisys << (thnx, Chad,
Stan) about 6 months ago. A nice guy there gave me a
full pdf manual for a the Burroughs "A series" command set (MCP).
I was lucky enough to dive up a 'Micro A' for free a while back.
I got the impression that C.S.U had a lot of Burroughs 'lifers'
living on it, who'd like to see new interest.
John A.
4:42 a.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
There should be plenty of Burroughs items and info out there since the US
Govt had tons of Burroughs/Sperry/Unisys stuff not more than 10 yrs ago - we
used Burrouhgs B20 systems at Chanute that ran BTOS for all of our docs and
other assorted things. The systems all got packed with our course in 93 when
we shut down and probably stayed in storage until the new crew opened it all
up at Vandenburg a few years later.
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of John Allain
-> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 8:42 AM
-> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: Burroughs - any information?
->
->
-> Matt:
-> > Are there any web-based sources of information regarding the
-> > Burroughs line of computers and peripherals?
->
-> I had a nice exchange with >> comp.sys.unisys << (thnx, Chad,
-> Stan) about 6 months ago. A nice guy there gave me a
-> full pdf manual for a the Burroughs "A series" command set (MCP).
-> I was lucky enough to dive up a 'Micro A' for free a while back.
->
-> I got the impression that C.S.U had a lot of Burroughs 'lifers'
-> living on it, who'd like to see new interest.
->
-> John A.
->
->
->
5:20 a.m.
New subject: Burroughs - any information?
The Post Office still uses Unisys stuff, although, I think they may be
switching to IBM. I saw the Portage (next city over) PO had new looking
IBM stuff a few weeks back.
Unisys had/has a govt. division of the company.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Russ Blakeman wrote:
There should be plenty of Burroughs items and info out there since the US
Govt had tons of Burroughs/Sperry/Unisys stuff not more than 10 yrs ago - we
used Burrouhgs B20 systems at Chanute that ran BTOS for all of our docs and
other assorted things. The systems all got packed with our course in 93 when
we shut down and probably stayed in storage until the new crew opened it all
up at Vandenburg a few years later.
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