From dylanb@sympatico.ca Sat Nov 13 11:49:46 1999
From: dylanb@sympatico.ca
To: test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org
Subject: The most Famous ASR33!
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 11:49:46 +0000
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis N. Aruta <denic(a)liii.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 1:21 PM
Subject: The most Famous ASR33!


>FYI,
> scroll down to the bottom of this page and you will see a very
>famous ASR 33 Teletype machine at work in a Harvard Dorm!
>One recently sold on e-bay for $375.00, values must be increasing?

The $$ value of old mini computer equipment is climbing quickly. The going
rate for an ASR-33 with reader relay running, mint *was* $300US.. As more
people want the stuff the prices are going right up.

There are more and more people realizing collecting computers can be as fun
as[or more] than collecting antique cars.

If anyone here is looking for an ASR-33 please e-mail me to get on my list.
I am picking up 10-15 units in mint condition from a factory in early
January.

John B
http://www.pdp8.com/




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From zmerch@30below.com Sat Nov 13 14:02:38 1999
From: zmerch@30below.com
To: test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org
Subject: Whoohoo! Fortune Telling...
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:02:38 +0000
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As I gaze into my crystal ball... I can look into the future.... It is
getting clearer now... clearer... I can see the possiblity of maybe a Vax
in my basement sometime soon... :-) :-)

There's a guy from Canada (right across the river - I live in a border
town) that is a repair rep for (now) Compaq that does the service on a
number of Vaxen in northern Ontario, with whom I've opened a dialogue! We
started talking about the lunacy of Win2k, the inability of WinNT and
defined the "good" in "good old days..."; how Wintel just doesn't cut it
compared to the older stuff and ooey-gooeys just give you sticky fingers.
;-)

Anyway, from what I understand, he mostly works on Alpha-based machines
now, but did Vax work in the past and knows a lot of the installations
around the area. While we were recounting the good old days, I casually
mentioned "well, ya know, if you know of anyone wanting to get rid of a
Vax..." and he said that he may know of a few being replaced!!! :-)

He was also telling me how he thought the OLC (Ontario Lottery Corporation
(IIRC) - they have a rather large office building [for this area] in Sault,
Ontario) and he thought they were throwing out some stuff but didn't know
if they already did, and what problems I might have with Customs on the
return trip (but I know a lot of Customs agents, so I should be able to
swing anything provided it's not illegal... :-) but he'll check it out and
let me know next week if anything's available. (he's out of town in Toronto
for a week).

So... maybe I'll get to ask a lot of Vax questions here soon!!! :-)

Take care & happy hunting,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger   ---   sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right???  Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.

If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.

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From eric@brouhaha.com Sat Nov 13 15:33:21 1999
From: eric@brouhaha.com
To: test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org
Subject: Whoohoo! Fortune Telling...
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 15:33:21 +0000
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Roger Merchberger <zmerch(a)30below.com> wrote about moving big iron
>from Canada to the US:
> and what problems I might have with Customs on the
> return trip (but I know a lot of Customs agents, so I should be able to
> swing anything provided it's not illegal... :-)

I don't know any Customs agents, but I need to move a large machine from
Vancouver BC into the US soon.  What sort of experience should I expect?
If asked to describe it, what should I say?  Will I have to pay duties
on it?

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