28 Nov
2000
28 Nov
'00
2:34 p.m.
From: healyzh(a)aracnet.com <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
merger
> The open was added around the time of the compaq
merger. the sales
and
> other external peripheria started using OpenVMS to
counter the idea
that
VMS was a
sealed OS, anyone with internals training or a complete knew
that VMS was as open as could be had without giving the code away.
The idea had to be sold as really closed OSs were well known then
(early 90s) as IBM.
Huh? The Open was added around the 6.0/6.1 timeframe. The Compaq was during the 7.2eft timeframe. I'd thought the
namechange was a
combination of emphasising it's openess, but largly a reaction to the
fact
they now had VMS running on both VAX and Alpha.
Zane
No! The Alpha was a year after OpenVMS was started in references.
I was seeingit internally back in '91, the alpha was a bit later. The
OS itself was to change internal and external names much later.
The compaq merger was earlier than 7.2 {time flies when your having fun}.
Allison
28 Nov
28 Nov
2:54 p.m.
Huh? The Open
was added around the 6.0/6.1 timeframe. The Compaq
merger
was during the 7.2eft timeframe. I'd thought
the namechange was a
combination of emphasising it's openess, but largly a reaction to the
fact
they now had VMS running on both VAX and Alpha.
Zane
No! The Alpha was a year after OpenVMS was started in references.
I was seeingit internally back in '91, the alpha was a bit later. The OS itself was to change internal and external names
much later.
The compaq merger was earlier than 7.2 {time flies when your having fun}.
Allison
While it was earlier than 7.2, wasn't 7.2 in field test? That's why I said
7.2eft (External Field Test). I know the V7.2 Doc set's say Compaq (and
have a really stupid cover). Dunno, I could have sworn that's when it was,
but as you say, time flies.
Zane
4:59 p.m.
New subject: Tempest Mac SE
In what is probably a feeble attempt to make more room, I am in the process
of throwing out what I consider to be junk. In this process, I ran across a
modified Mac SE (only the modified case, picture tube, and some small
unknown device) that looks like it might have been modified for use as a
Tempest machine. The label reads: The Tempest division of Atlantic Research
Company, ARC, P/N D77569-4, model T5240. I was about to toss it but in
looking more closely at it, that would most likely be not a good thing since
it appears to be somewhat unique. If in fact this is a tempest Mac, are the
computer components most likely interchangeable with other Macs? I wish I
had the keyboard that went with this thing but unfortunately, all I have is
the cabinet.
29 Nov
29 Nov
12:58 a.m.
New subject: Tempest Mac SE
In what is probably a feeble attempt to make more room,
I am in the process
of throwing out what I consider to be junk. In this process, I ran across a
modified Mac SE (only the modified case, picture tube, and some small
unknown device) that looks like it might have been modified for use as a
Tempest machine. The label reads: The Tempest division of Atlantic Research
Company, ARC, P/N D77569-4, model T5240. I was about to toss it but in
looking more closely at it, that would most likely be not a good thing since
it appears to be somewhat unique. If in fact this is a tempest Mac, are the
computer components most likely interchangeable with other Macs? I wish I
had the keyboard that went with this thing but unfortunately, all I have is
the cabinet.
The computer most likely uses a completely standard motherboard, CRT,
analog board, etc, but is simply lined in metal.
For more information, you may want to look at:
http://applefritter.com/macclones/systematics/index.html
http://applefritter.com/macclones/techmatics/index.html
http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/tempest.html
If you decide to get rid of the machine please let me know.
Tom Owad
Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
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