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UNiX workstation FOR SALE

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From: Loki Jorgenson
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:07
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Reduced to clear!! Must go!!  .. and all that other trite inanity
designed to get your interest....  If you want UNiX functionality
cheap, this is it.  Otherwise, it also has tons of tinkering potential.

MassComp MC-500 workstation (and spare for parts) FOR SALE:
	+ vertical tower configuration
	+ 10Mhz 32-bit 68000/68010 processor pair
	+ 4k internal cache
	+ 8M/s memory interconnect bus
	+ 8 card backplane with 6M/s I/O bus
	+ 1/4" cartridge (QIC-24) tape drive
	+ 50M Winchester hard disk drive
	+ 5-1/4" floppy drive
	+ 4M core memory 
	+ floating point unit (FPU)
	+ 2 serial ports and modem port
	+ SYS V UNiX system with C and FORTRAN
	+ real-time I/O
	+ all manuals including driver, kernel and hardware specs
	+ system floppies, QIC cartridges

	Spares from extra workstation
		o chassis and tower
		o floppy drive
		o FPU
		o power supply
		o two CPU cards (potential multi-processor configuration)
		o 8-port serial multiplexor

Excellent project machine for UNiX debutante or expert, programmer
working in UNiX/C/FORTRAN, system or software hacker, hardware hobbyist
or researcher needing real-time I/O for data acquisition.  Fully
functional; requires NO work, repair or modification for use; many
possible configurations are possible (swapping cards and rebuilding
kernel).

	$900 or best offer
	Call: 849-0390
	Email: loki@physics.mcgill.ca
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From: loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson)
Subject: UNiX workstation FOR SALE
Message-ID: <1992Nov17.210726.12947@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
Summary: MassComp MC-500
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Organization: Centre for the Physics of Materials
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:07:26 GMT
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