DEC Equipment

I mailed this off to Phil Spanner in reply to his post, and just realized I forgot the CC: I meant to give to the list. :) So here goes: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:10:21 -0800 (PST) From: O. Sharp &lt;ohh(a)drizzle.com&gt; To: Phil Spanner &lt;pspan(a)amerytel.net&gt; Subject: Re: DEC Equipment Hi! Thanks for your posting to the ClassicComp mailing-list: I'm sorry to hear they're going out of business. My condolences. [Late note: on re-reading this, I just realized it looks like only the DEC repair line is shutting down, rather than the whole company. <slaps forehead> Aiya! Silly me.] I have kind of an unusual question. If this company, which has been repairing DEC computers, is going out of business, it may mean that their customers, having one less service option available, might soon consider retiring whatever DEC machines they're presently using. I'm currently looking for a PDP-12, and would hate to see one end up being scrapped in the belief it was no longer useful. I don't doubt that other DEC machines and other ClassicComp posters could make useful connections as well. Soooo... my question would be: Does the company have any idea what their former customers are considering doing with their equipment, and if any _are_ considering selling or scrapping - most particularly the older DEC models, which are becoming of historic value - could those customers somehow be made aware of the ClassicComp community's interest in older equipment before they take irreversible steps? I realize that may not be the sort of question you were expecting. :) Nonetheless I'd appreciate it if you could consider it, and see if there might be some sort of appropriate way to address it. ...On a much simpler note, if you have anything PDP-12 or DECTape-related hanging around the warehouse, I wouldn't mind the chance to put in an offer. :) :) Thanks very much for your time, and for making yourself known to us! It's appreciated! -O.-