Honeywell DSP-6 Last Call

[David H. Barr]

Hrmm... I think maybe, =MAYBE= I can schedule a =TEMPORARY=
intervention on this.  I have kin in Reno, NV, which is only about 40
minutes off.  What are the dimensions on a thing like this? 
Approximate weight?

-dhbarr.

On 5/14/05, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> At 10:06 AM +0200 5/14/05, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> >On Fri, 13 May 2005 23:23:53 -0400 (EDT)
> >John Lawson <jpl15 at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  There is a fee DPS-6 in Carson City, Nevada, that is going to have to
> >>  be reduced to scrap, unless someone can step up to the plate
> >Isn't a DPS-6 capable of running Multics?
> 
> No, that would be select DPS-8 models.  The DPS-6 is basically a
> Minicomputer.  It runs GCOS-6 and maybe other OS's.
> 
> Someone *really* needs to save this system.  It can't be me for
> multiple reasons.  These systems are *VERY, VERY* rare to find in
> Hobbyist hands.  Since this is the system that Sellam had, I think
> there is only one, maybe two, other systems in Hobbyist hands.
> 
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