12 Oct
2015
12 Oct
'15
11:55 a.m.
I was just speaking with a guy who works in the physics department at
work (A large State University) . He was looking for a 68pin SCSI card
for some purpose, which I was able to find for him in my pile-o-stuff.
It turns out he's trying to revive one of their VMS machines which
didn't come back after a power outage a couple weeks ago. Then I learn
that they're still using a VAX to run their freakin' particle
accelerator, I asked if I could see that stuff in action. So, I'm going
to go over for a tour sometime in the next couple weeks. :)
He also mentioned that they're starting to transition off the old DEC
hardware -- this is also my chance to be sure it doesn't just end up in
the bin.
--Jason