[TriLUG] Unisys issue

[Jason Tower]

i worked on a unisys machine last year that had a hardware problem, it 
ran unixware and was nothing more than a rebadged netfinity 5500.  come 
to think of it, it had a bunch of green screen terminals and ran an 
inventory app.  and they hated it.  wouldn't be surprised if it's the 
same place :-)

jason

On Thursday 19 August 2004 23:58, Jeremy West wrote:
> 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
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