At the end of the year I will perhaps be able to get a Symbolics 3640
machine. Since I know very little about these machines, I have some
questions:
- One of the disk drives is probably bad. What kinds drives can be
attached to the machine? Can I use standard disk drives or would I
have to buy (probably expensive) from Symbolics?
- A tape drive (QIC) is only on the other machine (a 3670, which is
far too big for my apartment). Can I attach a standard QIC drive
to the 3640?
- What about other experiences? Manuals and software (tapes) exist,
but nobody who is used to work with these machines anymore. Would
you think it feasible for a (determined) novice to get the system
up and running?
- War and horror stories welcome.
(Yes, I know it soaks a lot of current. But winter is coming... :-)
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Juergen Nickelsen