28 Jun
2024
28 Jun
'24
12:13 a.m.
On 6/27/24 10:41, ben via cctalk wrote:
On 2024-06-27 9:22 a.m., Jim Brain via cctalk wrote:
I dragged an SGI IRIS 2020 off the loading dock at work (one
step away from the dumpster). The boot manager came up right
away (it was a minimal Unix system that could access the
hard drive.) but, it would not boot the full SGI Unix OS
due to failures in the geometry engine board. A guy in
Germany sold me all his boards for a small fee, and his
geometry engine board worked. I played around with the SGI
flight sim for a while, and eventually the geometry engine
went out again. I sold all the boards to an outfit that
maintained old SGI machines at an air force base in Alaska.
I have dragged a big box of DEC books to the VCF MW twice,
and I really was not able to even GIVE them away!
Jon
The idea of leaving these items behind and
thinking our
loved ones will see any value from selling is ludicrous,
though, and I question the sanity of those who seriously
believe this. While I am sure there are exceptions to the
rule, I do not believe there are many.
I still say, if you think it is worth something, make
sure you sell it yourself while you are still alive.
Jim
How many computers here, have been pulled out of the
dumpster I wonder?
Politics and management can be real ASSES on the value of
something
like computers. I grumble about the loss of knowledge in
libraries
as older computer books get trashed.A lot computers must
get tossed also
do to lack of software.
Ben.
Get a C64 now with a free dumpster.