(fwd) PDP 11/34...more info (fwd)

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Sam Ismail wrote: <extensive and disturbing list of items deleted> ... Seen it yes, agonized over it, YES! This seems to be yet another example of what seems to be the start of a disturbing trend. (NOTE: the poster of the original message is *not* the person who has set this gear on the road to destruction - don't give him grief on this!) A message, sent out at the *last minute* by someone who has gear but is unwilling to put any effort into its salvation even if money if offered to do so. I've probably responded to 5 or 6 of these in the past two weeks, even to the point with some of offering to pay packaging and shipping for the boards out of the units if they did not find a taker for the whole unit rather than see it all go to waste. To date, all of these requests have been refused. The most common statement: (paraphrased) "if it does not go complete, I will not part it out". (no, it will just go to the dump!) Just don't know what to do with these types... Unfortunately, I don't have the resources to jump on a plane or send a shipping company out each time one of these pop up. Mayhaps, as a parallel to the 'Classic Computer Index", we need to develop a 'Classic Computer Collectors Index' so that we know where others are when things like this pop up so that we could have some local options. Even if a person did not want the particular item, they might be able to pick it up while arrangements were made to get it to someone who did want it. Or am I just dreaming out loud? -jim --- jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174