Wouldn't it be neat if we could get a bunch of us to
bid on this in $0.01 increments? Perhaps by the end
of the auction, it might be up to 50 or 60 cents?
Unfortulately, someone might actually want it, and I'd
hate to ruin their chances :-)
BTW, this is _not_ a cut on VAXes... I _like_ the critters,
and have a few myself :-)
-al-
-acorda(a)1bigred.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Dittman [mailto:dittman@dittman.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 6:22 PM
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: eBay - Completely Off
>
>
> How's this for clueless eBay?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2004963299
> --
> Eric Dittman
> dittman(a)dittman.net
> Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
>
Hell0,
Anybody need any plastic case parts from a DEC R400x DSSI expansion
cabinet? I believe most of the parts fit the BA440 case, as well. I
don't have the base, However. While not really part of the case, I do
have the backplane, as well.
Please reply off list.
Thanks,
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
>SCSI to serial cable :-)
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2004730888
So how reliable is the person's comment that it is "well used, but very
reliable". If they have been plugging it into a serial port, it hasn't
been doing a thing... if they have been pluging it into a SCSI port and
THOUGHT it was serial... can they be trusted to know that it is
"reliable".
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>I think this cable is for an external SCSI Iomega Zip drive. The Zip drive
>has a DB25 connector on the back but it is a SCSI interface. The drive is
>at work and I am at home so I may be in error.
No... the zip drive uses a DB25 to DB25 cable.
This cable (DB25->Blue Ribbon 50) is commonly used with Mac SCSI ports...
but also found on many other SCSI 1 connectors.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>Frankly, I don't find it funny, but I do find it a good buy. $3 (buy-it-now)
>for a DB25<=>SCSI adapter cable is a pretty good buy if you need one.
Without knowing the quality of the cable... it actually is NOT a very
good buy. Yes, the price for the cable is great, but you also need to
factor in $6 shipping. That makes it $9 total... I can buy cheap ones of
these NEW at my local CompUSA for $12... so $3 more gets you a brand new
one guarenteed to work (or at least can be returned when it doesn't).
Of course, that is for a cheap one... which tend to not be reliable in
their own right. If you are looking for a good quality one, prices start
at $25 and up (and if the ebay'd one is good quality, then it would be a
great price... but there is no clue who makes it, or how beat up it is)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Y'all,
I posted a couple of days ago with questions concerning the value of,
and locating info for, a PDP11/93, for which I'm negotiating . I got
some good responses on-list, and a couple of very helpful suggestions
off-list.
And today, one enterprising soul, a long-standing list subscriber,
found MDR's website from my email address. He both emailed and called
my boss today trying to buy the machine out from under me.
His statement to Mark, that he thought I was trying to cheat my
company of fair value, would have rung a lot less false had he
(A) Done me the courtesy of trying to clarify the situation with me
first,
(B) Not also expressed what Mark called "near-rabid" interest in owning
the machine himself,
and
(C) Not asked Mark specifically to refrain from telling me about it.
Fortunately for me, Mark Rodriguez was my friend long before he became
my boss.
For the record, my employer knows that some of what I pull out of the
pile is for my collection, and some gets sold. He rather expects that I
make a profit. As long as he gets more than the scrappers pay, he feels
that he's ahead.
As far as the idea that I should tell *any* prospective seller what
I might charge for the item I'm buying, *if* I resell it, that's just
ridiculous.
Mark's impression, which I trust, was NOT that this person was trying
to protect MDR from being cheated. Mark believes that it was an
outright attempt to make sure that the caller got first crack at a
PDP11/93.
I think that truly sucks. If this is the way we are, I'll be
unsubscribing damn soon.
And yes, I know who it was.
Doc
Stupid question time.
What's the secret trick to pulling off the front panel of an IBM RS/6000
type 7012 so that the devices in the front drive bays can be removed?
ok
r.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Donzelli [mailto:aw288@osfn.org]
> I would like to see some reasonably strict moderation, so we
> can cut out
> all of the off topic stuff before it (always) gets out of
> hand. Off topic,
> meaning Microsoft/AOL bashing, PeeCees, cars (antique or otherwise),
Not to be picky, but:
AOLs early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_
Microsofts early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_
PeeCees (I assume in the IBM sense) older than 10 years, are,
according to the FAQ, and no matter how much you or I may dislike
them _on topic machines_
The spark computer in an older car is arguably an _on topic machine_
> politics, complaining about SPAM, Linux, guns, food, and at
> least fifty
Linux runs on _on topic machines_
> other topics that have made the rounds that have nothing to
> do with old
> computing.
Well, anyway, my point is that you can't just unilaterally ban
all of those topics; it would require some very careful reading
on the moderator's part.
It may not be feasible.
Now since discussing list policies is probably off topic, (not to
mention boring) I'll stop.
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
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