Xref: utzoo comp.sys.tandy:1064 comp.unix.xenix:4473 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tank!ncar!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!stormy.atmos.washington.edu!jeff From: jeff@stormy.atmos.washington.edu (Jeff L. Bowden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy,comp.unix.xenix Subject: What sort of support is there for Tandy 6000HD? Message-ID: Date: 15 Jan 89 01:14:47 GMT Sender: news@beaver.cs.washington.edu Distribution: comp Organization: Ministry of Silly Walks Lines: 32 Do they still make/sell them? I'm asking because a friend of mine can pick one up cheap ($100-200) and we're trying to figure out how much work it will be to bring it up as a BBS or USENET node. It comes with Xenix, (I didn't make a note of the version, unfortunately) 1MB RAM, 15MB hard disk, and BASIC. I was amazed to find that it doesn't come with a C compiler. I was even more amazed when the Tandy dealer we went to showed us a list of software we could order which include F77, COBOL, Pascal and BASIC but not C. There are several things I am interested to know. 1) Has anyone ported GNU C to the 6000? If so how can we get executables for it? 2) How difficult/expensive is it to add more mass storage? 3) How difficult/expensive is it to add more memory? 4) What version of Xenix is considered minimal to be used as a USENET node? 5) Is it possible to add more RS232 ports to it? 6) Is it a good deal at $100? $200? Since I have just now subscribed to these newsgroups I have no idea whether such questions as this have been asked frequently in the past. Given this it would probably be best to respond via E-Mail. I will summarize to anyone who asks. -- "...lies, damned lies, and heuristics."