On Fri, 23 May 2003 15:57:00 -0500
Kent Schumacher <kent at structural-wood.com> wrote:

> I've been using an old DOS 2.x based HP PC as a terminal for a sparc
> server up until about 6 weeks ago.  I think I purchased it in 1982.
> It still runs, but between it's aging screen and my aging eyes I
> can't figure out about 50% of what is on the screen anymore.  (It's
> an all in one unit, screen, printer, CPU, etc...).
> 
> I won't miss it.
> 
Wow, I haven't heard of DOS 2.x since I left the automotive world.  The last shop I worked at had a Bear scope that was running DOS 2.x on a 286 Intel platform.  Last time I was there, I thought I still saw it.

I forgot to mention that a couple of months ago, we decommisioned an HP workstation something/80i.  Hard drive failure is what killed it I think.  There's also a DEC Workstation 5000/200.  Anyone remember them?  =)

Ahh, the influences of DEC in the open source realm.  And to think I get to administer 5 of them ranging from 4.0B to 5.1B on Alphaservers 4100 and DS-20E's.  

Wish they'd decide to open up to Linux and dump a few of the aging HP "D" class servers we've got as well...  But, noooo!!!   Linux is not "supported" in their eyes by vendors.

-- 
Shawn

First law of debate:
  Never argue with a fool.  People might not know the difference.

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