22 Jul
1997
22 Jul
'97
2:45 p.m.
An HP 2100A CPU. Unfortunately it is the CPU only.
No I/O, no
memory, no peripherals to speak of. Did get the CPU manuals with it,
though, and they have made interesting reading and probably will one
day again. I am not actively seeking the other bits right at the
moment but am keeping my eyes open.
If you ever want cards in the future, I would start looking now. HP
circuit boards are COMPLETELY gold plated (even under the green coating),
and are loved by scrappers everywhere.
There's another point in there too: I've
consciously ignored DEC stuff
(or passed it on to other more interested folks) for the simple reason
that there seemed to me to be a pretty active community working on
preserving it already!
I must agree with you here. DEC makes great stuff (mostly), but so do
some of the other guys. Personally, I am starting to shift into the IBM
world, as it really has been ignored by historians (other than Paul
Pierce (who must be laughing at us weenies and our problems storing minis
and micros) and IBM itself).
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net