Wondering if anyone has old General Automation Zebra or IBM RT machines collecting dust anywhere they'd like to unload?
I used a MD Reality and CIE Systems 680 and helped write some apps while I was in high school for a local law office. Once saw an RT and GA Zebra and wished I could have had either one back then to learn on in my spare time.
I collect vintage hardware nowadays, so naturally I would love to have one or both of the Zebra or RT.
> Wondering if anyone has old General Automation Zebra or IBM RT > machines collecting dust anywhere they'd like to unload?
> I used a MD Reality and CIE Systems 680 and helped write some apps > while I was in high school for a local law office. Once saw an RT and > GA Zebra and wished I could have had either one back then to learn on > in my spare time.
> I collect vintage hardware nowadays, so naturally I would love to have > one or both of the Zebra or RT.
hbkeultjes wrote: > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > machines are worthless for your purposes.
I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those machines are worthless for your purposes.
> Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> hbkeultjes wrote: > > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
> Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those > old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to > mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't > get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> -- > frosty
If what he is wanting is a machine to code on and do work the by all means Henry's suggestion is the way to go.
However, I got out of the posting that he wanted a machine because he collects vintage hardware.
> On Oct 27, 3:30 pm, "frosty" <fros...@bogus.tld> wrote:
> > hbkeultjes wrote: > > > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
> > Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those > > old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to > > mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't > > get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> > -- > > frosty
> If what he is wanting is a machine to code on and do work the by all > means Henry's suggestion is the way to go.
> However, I got out of the posting that he wanted a machine because he > collects vintage hardware.
> Eugene
Come to think of it, I might also have a GA Zebra machine.
BTW, Eugene, please send me the link on the Ohio Pick users.
> On Oct 27, 4:35 pm, eppick77 <eppic...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Oct 27, 3:30 pm, "frosty" <fros...@bogus.tld> wrote:
> > > hbkeultjes wrote: > > > > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > > Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
> > > Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those > > > old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to > > > mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't > > > get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> > > -- > > > frosty
> > If what he is wanting is a machine to code on and do work the by all > > means Henry's suggestion is the way to go.
> > However, I got out of the posting that he wanted a machine because he > > collects vintage hardware.
> > Eugene
> Come to think of it, I might also have a GA Zebra machine.
> BTW, Eugene, please send me the link on the Ohio Pick users.
> On Oct 28, 11:16 am, hbkeult...@earthlink.net wrote:
> > On Oct 27, 4:35 pm, eppick77 <eppic...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > On Oct 27, 3:30 pm, "frosty" <fros...@bogus.tld> wrote:
> > > > hbkeultjes wrote: > > > > > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > > > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > > I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those > > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > > > Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
> > > > Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those > > > > old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to > > > > mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't > > > > get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> > > > -- > > > > frosty
> > > If what he is wanting is a machine to code on and do work the by all > > > means Henry's suggestion is the way to go.
> > > However, I got out of the posting that he wanted a machine because he > > > collects vintage hardware.
> > > Eugene
> > Come to think of it, I might also have a GA Zebra machine.
> > BTW, Eugene, please send me the link on the Ohio Pick users.
> On Oct 27, 3:30 pm, "frosty" <fros...@bogus.tld> wrote:
> > hbkeultjes wrote: > > > We have several RT's but, unless you have the original RT OS these > > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > I'd go so far as to say that even if you _did_ have the O/S, those > > machines are worthless for your purposes.
> > > Why not download a free copy of Open QM and work with that.
> > Seriously: what Henry said. Any modern PC will outperform those > > old RT boxes, and you'll save a bundle on electricity. Not to > > mention the connectivity you'll get with Open QM that you wouldn't > > get with the ancient O/S on the RT.
> > -- > > frosty
> If what he is wanting is a machine to code on and do work the by all > means Henry's suggestion is the way to go.
> However, I got out of the posting that he wanted a machine because he > collects vintage hardware.
> Eugene
Hi all,
Yes, that is correct. I collect vintage computer systems.
I don't plan to use them for production or development. They're just for my personal enjoyment and to preserve the history of a vintage system that might otherwise end up in a recycler's scrapyard.
I've done some Pick development in my years as well, so I'm even moreso motivated to try to find one or both.
A few years ago, I managed to save a working Sanyo/ICON that came from a manufacturing plant in Philly.
My first exposure to a GA Zebra was in the studios of WFMU back in like 1986-87. One of the DJ's there was a Pick guy, but I didn't know that until I was at the studio one day and saw that he was working with Pick. In one of those "small world" moments, I found out he knew the consultant working on the Pick system at my lawfirm...which at that point shouldn't have been surprising.
Yes but it will cost somebody at least fifty bucks to ship you such a heavy piece of equipment. I have an ADDS 1800 (I think that's what it is) that's been sitting in the corner of my bedroom for the past ten years. One of my clients couldn't pay me five hundred bucks one time, so I said I'd take that instead and we were both happy. I haven't turned it on in at least eight years.
wjhonson wrote: > Yes but it will cost somebody at least fifty bucks to ship you such > a heavy piece of equipment. I have an ADDS 1800 (I think that's > what it is) that's been sitting in the corner of my bedroom for the > past ten years. One of my clients couldn't pay me five hundred > bucks one time, so I said I'd take that instead and we were both > happy. I haven't turned it on in at least eight years.
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