17 Nov
1999
17 Nov
'99
6:26 a.m.
On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 helicopterman(a)webtv.net wrote:
(re: slicing up a Univac File 0 system...)
the file 0 took up 5 or 6 hundred square feet. in the
early 90's i had
to move from a commercial building to a small apartment.
the file 0 weighed several tons:))
i stored it from 72 to early 90's because i loved old computers too.
there was no ebay or collectors accessible to me then. i had no choice
but to get rid of it like i did.
IT BROKE MY HEART TO SCRAP IT.
i would gladly have given it free to any purist. frankly though who
would have been willing to transport 11 monster cabinets weighing
several tons from Louisville to their back porch?
So, sadly I take it you were unfamiliar with Paul Pierce's collection
(found at http://www.piercefuller.com/collect/index.html).
-jim
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