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From: isaac@gethen.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: advise on personal unix system
Summary: Miniframe in San Jose
Message-ID: <982@gethen.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jul 88 07:41:53 GMT
References: <1150@gmu90x.UUCP> <737@leah.Albany.Edu>
Organization: There's Unix there in Oakland
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In article <1150@gmu90x.UUCP>, dana@gmu90x.UUCP (J Dana Eckart) writes:
> Like a great many people I am in search of the "perfect" system.  More
> to the point, I want to find a Unix* machine for not much money.  I would
> like to think that "not much money" could be translated into about $3000
> (or even less :-)), but I have my doubts.

It probably helps to live in close proximity to failed attempts to
manufacture Unix-oriented micros.  Often (including this very Thursday)
I see ads (in the San Jose Mercury-News) for used Convergent MiniFrames
(manufactured in San Jose) right in your price range.  Perhaps some have
drifted into your area.  You should also look in Unix World and other
magazines with Unix in the title:  they often have ads for mail order
houses (caveat emptor) selling orphan machines.