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Unix PC on eBay
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Bob Alexander
2021-08-21 13:08:33 UTC
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There's a 7300 for sale on eBay. It's not mine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124862980933

(For people who are curious, long after the auction is over, he's asking $440 for a 7300 with no keyboard. It powers on but doesn't work - it doesn't even show the block characters. It's in Egypt, and shipping to the US is $230. He doesn't have a "Best Offer" option.)
J Booth
2021-08-25 05:22:49 UTC
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ohh yes, this guy in Egypt also has some other Convergent tech -- he currently has listed an old Convergent terminal:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506123
and a Miniframe (similar in specs to the UNIX PC):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506114
Peter Schmidt
2021-08-25 11:20:26 UTC
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Post by J Booth
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506123
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506114
Not just similar - binary compatible. At one point I had a 3B1, a 7300, and a Miniframe, all linked together via multiple serial cables. That was, hmm - 30 years ago... (!)
J Booth
2021-09-01 04:35:03 UTC
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Post by Peter Schmidt
Not just similar - binary compatible. At one point I had a 3B1, a 7300, and a Miniframe, all linked together via multiple serial cables. That was, hmm - 30 years ago... (!)
Ahh very interesting -- makes sense as they are both 68010 but never crossed my mind!
dbr...@gmail.com
2022-08-19 03:34:57 UTC
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Post by Peter Schmidt
Post by J Booth
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506123
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124784506114
Not just similar - binary compatible. At one point I had a 3B1, a 7300, and a Miniframe, all linked together via multiple serial cables. That was, hmm - 30 years ago... (!)
I had a 7300 and a miniframe, also connected by serial line. They could run the same binaries if you didn't use the 7300 shared library.
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