It'd sure be nice to have one of these --- I love the RS/6000 but couldnt ever get one. Anybody willing to ship one of these?
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, PeterH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jul 27, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: > > > But do the ANS's connect with OS 10.4 and above which will not talk > > AppleTalk over Ethernet? > > An ANS has a proprietary processor which, although a 604e, just as in > the 9500, has lots of added circuitry for testing and checking. > > It is more an IBM RS/6000 than it is an Apple PowerMac 9500. > > But it is neither an RS/6000 nor is it a 9500. > > It is a hybrid, designed, like Janus, to look both ways: first, > towards the RS/6000 world, and its OS, and second, towards the A-AUI, > ADB and AppleTallk world, but NOT its OS. > > Most users ignore the A-AUI, ADB and AppleTalk, and use generic > 10/100 E-net cards, and operate "headless", without a console. Which > is why the front of the ANS has a small LCD display unit for display > of status. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
