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uhclem at trsvax.UUCP
uhclem at trsvax.UUCP
Fri Jan 20 01:38:00 AEST 1989
<Cross-post from comp.sys.tandy>
B> 1) Has anyone ported GNU C to the 6000? If so how can we get
B> executables for it?
Yes it has been done. However GNU really needs more than 1 Meg
of program memory. (Ram-SWAP does NOT help that much here.)
B> 2) How difficult/expensive is it to add more mass storage?
The hard disk drives are standard ST506/ST412-compatible drives. If
you have a 16B-HD or a 6000-HD, you are limited to two drives (one internal
and one external) unless you are willing to do a lot of work. If you
don't have a built-in, then up to four external drives can be used. These
can be up to 1024 cylinder by 8 heads. (This can be increased by other
modifications.) I use a 1024x9 drive simply because it was cheaper at
the time than any other 1024x8 drive around. The 1024x9 cost $559.
You can use 8" or 5-1/4" hi-cap floppy drives.
You can add Bernoulli boxes (Iomega removable media) to your system. It
supports up to 2 8" 10-megabyte or 2 8" 20-megabyte cartridges. Increasing
that to four drives is not beyond reason. The resulting cartridge format for
tars is identical to that used on the 286/386 systems Tandy sells. The
8" drives aren't available from Tandy anymore, but you can get them at many
mail-order computer shops. The drive is expensive $1000+, and the media runs
about $70 per 10-Megabyte cartridge.
You can also add SCSI hard drives and 9-track tape if you are willing to
get far off the supported track.
B> 3) How difficult/expensive is it to add more memory?
As expensive as it is for any other machine these days. The 6000 allows
up to 1 Megabyte of RAM for program space. Additional RAM can be
used for a RAM-swap device. Buying the memory board (even with 0K) from
Tandy is getting hard, but there are other makers of compatible memory
boards out there. A MMU extension is available from a third party vendor
that will allow up to four megabytes of program RAM. This extension is not
quite as expensive as the RAM you will need to use it, but a cheaper solution
may be on the way. Memory must be 150nsec for the 8MHZ system.
B> 4) What version of Xenix is considered minimal to be used as a USENET
B> node?
People have been using it for USENET since the earliest V7 releases from
Tandy (1.x.x). However the latest System III versions (3.2.x) is preferable.
B> 5) Is it possible to add more RS232 ports to it?
The basic machine has two built-in. Up until the 3.2.0 release, only
one 3-port board (a total of 5 ports) was advertised although some large
customers got support for a second board added. You could use it but
not report problems with it. As of 3.2.0, two 3-port boards are officially
supported, bringing the official total to 8 ports. A third board
happens to work in 3.2. (12 ports), but that is unsupported.
6) Is it a good deal at $100? $200?
If in good condition, sure.
B>probably be best to respond via E-Mail.
Sorry, faulty or non-existant path. Besides, too much inaccurate info
has already been posted.
<This information is provided by an individual and is not nor should be
construed as being provided by Radio Shack or Tandy Corp. Radio
Shack/Tandy Corp has no obligation to support the information provided
in any way. Geez! I invented this disclaimer and now everybody
uses it whenever they want.>
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