[TriLUG] Unisys issue

[Jeremy West]

I'll get the information you need tomorrow.  I can already tell you, the 
system runs unixware, and there are around 8 to 10 dumb terminals.  The 
server is quite the beast, even though it's only 3 years old.  Yeah ... let 
me gather more specs on it tomorrow.  Thanks for the input!

Jeremy

On Thursday 19 August 2004 11:49 pm, Bob Evans wrote:
> Jeremy
>
> A little more about the existing system:
>
> Do you have the model number for the unisys box?
> What OS is it currently running?
> Make/model of one of the dumb terminals?
>
> >From that, I can probably tell you what is possible.
>
> Unisys is the result of the merge of Burroughs and
> Sperry Rand. Their product line spans lowend Intel
> servers, bigger servers running Windows or Linux, and
> mainframes...
>
> I would say you cann run Linux on any of those
> products, with the possible exception of the
> mainframe...
>
> --- Jeremy West <jkwest at rmci.net> wrote:
> > Hello again.
> >
> > Here is my second question to throw out there.  I'm
> > working with a company
> > right now, who use a unisys system and dummy
> > terminals.  (you know the ones
> > with green lettering)  Anywho, they have this system
> > they never use cause
> > they hate it.  I'm currently searching for options
> > as their IT guy.  It's
> > such a nice server that I'd like to keep using it.
> > Can I load linux on it?
> > Do they make color terminal screens?  Would it be
> > easier to buy desktops and
> > connect to an sql server running on the unisys
> > machine?  I realize that I've
> > got to find someway to import the data from the old
> > system into some other
> > format.  I just don't know about software that will
> > fit their needs at this
> > point.  Maybe an internal website with php.  The
> > system is for inventory.
> >
> > I have time to think on this, but wanted to glean
> > any info from the vast
> > amounts of experience out there.
> >
> > --Jeremy
> > --
> > TriLUG mailing list        :
> > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > TriLUG Member Services FAQ :
> > http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > TriLUG PGP Keyring         :
> > http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
>
> =====
> Bob Evans        bobevans19 at yahoo.com   (read weekly...)
> alternate        reevans at bbandt.com     (read daily M-F)
> 704 562-7166 (m)
> 704 954-3415 (o)
> 704-882-6214 (h)
>
> There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and
> those who don't.
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!
> http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail