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From: ruck@reef.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: Use for DEC Pro 350's?
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Date: 13 Feb 91 03:38:59 GMT
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In another newsgroup, distributed only at U of Florida, I recently wrote:

  Are there people to whom a DEC Pro 350 would be a blessing rather than a
  curse?
  I believe the machines have PDP 11-ish cpu, 512Kbytes RAM, 10Mbyte HD.
  No software except a text editor (EDT) and a VT125 terminal emulator.

  My laboratory would like to dump 2 of these (actually 1.75 -- somehow
  we've lost the monitor and keyboard to one of them -- Anyone able to
  help make this a complete donation package by contributing those Pro 350
  elements?).

  Should we send them to a local high school?  I don't think so.

  Should we give them to the University's CS Dept as a Minix-based OS
  instructional platform (I know almost nothing about Minix, and I am 
  assuming Minix has been ported to the Pro 350 *or* such a port would be
  a good instructional project).

  Please advise.

Someone recommended "Use as a boat anchor".  Can anyone from this
newsgroup give me more constructive advice?

Best Regards,
ruck.
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John R Ruckstuhl, Jr
University of Florida		ruck@cis.ufl.edu, uflorida!ruck
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John R Ruckstuhl, Jr
University of Florida		ruck@cis.ufl.edu, uflorida!ruck