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From: mikes@nc386.uucp (Mike Squires)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 6000 owners.. What's this?!!!!!
Message-ID: <1989Aug3.034448.5845@nc386.uucp>
Date: 3 Aug 89 03:44:48 GMT
References: <216@larry.sal.wisc.edu>
Reply-To: mikes@nc386.UUCP (Mike Squires)
Distribution: usa
Organization: North Coast Computer Resources
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In article <216@larry.sal.wisc.edu> monty@larry.sal.wisc.edu.UUCP (Monty) writes:
>
>Recently in talking to a friend who runs a public access unit site I was
>informed that Tandy has sold out it's remaining stock of 6000's to a
>Home Shopping Network and there will be no support...

Some time ago Tandy stopped selling rebuilt parts - only new.  With a supply
of spare boards it's  not difficult keeping one going.

>
>Oh.. Also recently had another friend who had 5 6000's in use at his business.
>He ordered the 2 meg expansion boards and of the 5 he got 1 that worked.  He got
>so upset he sold em all and bought a 386 Unix box.
>
There is a second party selling a 4MB board.  They also make a MMU board.

>Anyway... I went ahead and designed my own MMU and for about $5 in parts you
>can give youselves 7 meg of mem space... I've had up to 3 meg running myself.
>Too bad I can't get the compiler to allocate more space for symbol tables..
>I might even be able to compile Omega or Nethack.

How about posting your MMU design? There is also a System V (sort of) development
system in at least beta test.  I've heard a rumor that it's finally for sale
as an upgrade at $200 - anyone else have that rumor?