Thank you for this, Todd! I believe I can help here, on all fronts. I have several 3b1s, both complete and in varying stages of assembly. I'd be glad to be the comparison on the hardware for sure. I can even donate parts (and/or a whole 3b1) if appropriate, and would gladly do so to see that much rarer S/50 get running.
And as far as the disks documentation, I believe I can, and would definitely like to help there as well, thank you for being open to that. I believe that the Dave Dunfield ImageDisk ".imd" files are what bitsavers.org prefers for 5.25" floppy archive files (Al, Bear, please feel free to correct me here...). I have a setup ready to go for that. To keep from clogging this list with the logistical minutiae, I'll reply from my Convergent MightyFrame-email address to you directly, and let's see what we can work out. Thanks again! -AJ On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 6:31 AM, Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net> wrote: > Hi AJ, > > Thank you, I've been looking for 3b1s and 3b2s for a while. > > I plan to eventually be able to image the disks and scan the documentation. > > It will however take a while to get to that point. > > I'm open to loaning media and manuals to someone who can get that done > quicker (I'm in southern NH.) > > I'm also happy to open up the machine and do what I can to help identify > differences though I don't have a "regular" 3b1 to compare against myself > (I'd love one and any 3b2s I could get my hands on as well.) > > You or anyone else should please feel free to stay in contact with me > either on list or off. > > Thank you! > > Todd > > On 1/14/2018 9:05 PM, AJ Palmgren wrote: > > Todd, thanks so much for sharing, and I'm thrilled to know that a member > of this community is where it's going. > > May I ask, what are your plans for archival of the included disks and > manuals, if any? > > I'd also be quite curious to see if there are any internal circuit > differences between that machine and a "regular AT&T 3b1. If you ever open > it up, I'd love to see/hear about that. > > I've put a fair amount of effort into preserving Convergent-branded OS and > programs, particularly from this era, solely out of personal interest. > Mostly for the MightyFrame, but my journey had to start with the AT&T UNIX > PC first, as that had the larger "still available" user group for learning > & support before I could revers-engineer how to get a MightyFrame to boot. > > Anyway, I would really love to see those software/manual sets be preserved > in a bitsavers.org / archive.org fashion, and if there is anything that I > might be able to do to assist in that effort, I'd love to volunteer. > > My site for preserving this area of Convergent software and equipment is > at http://MightyFrame.com > > Please let me know how I might help, in any way. > > Thanks so much! > -AJ > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net> wrote: > >> Hi AJ (and list), >> >> I got that one. >> >> Todd >> >> >> On 1/13/2018 10:02 PM, AJ Palmgren via cctalk wrote: >> >>> I'm just wondering if anybody here did (or knows who) bought this one. >>> >>> http://ebay.to/2DaRr13 >>> >>> Even though these were all manufactured by Convergent Technologies, this >>> one is actually BRANDED by Convergent, as their model S/50. >>> >>> And there's software included here. I tried to buy myself, but just >>> missed >>> it. >>> >>> I'd really like to connect with the buyer here, to see if we can do a >>> more >>> expansive documentation project on this machine, as well as an archival >>> of >>> the software that was included. >>> >>> As far as I know, this is the only Convergent S/50 I've ever seen that >>> has >>> survived, especially with all the CONVERGENT software and manuals (vs the >>> AT&T ones)! >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -AJ >>> http://MightyFrame.com >>> >> >> > > > -- > > Thanks, > AJ Palmgren > http://fb.me/SelmaTrainWreck > http://SelmaTrainWreck.blogspot.com > https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010931314283 > https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-palmgren-4a085516/ > > > > -- Thanks, AJ Palmgren http://fb.me/SelmaTrainWreck http://SelmaTrainWreck.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010931314283 https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-palmgren-4a085516/
