28 Jun
2000
28 Jun
'00
1:22 p.m.
It's true the DEC racks don't grow on trees, but their scrap value doesn't
pay for shipping and storage. Ask anybody who's got them. Likewise, the
PSU's cost a lot to move and store, but seldom bring benefit proportional to
the effort.
What's wrong with letting this guy have what he wants?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 3:16 PM
Subject: RE: Evil Lurker Won, Gets His Parts
You do realize
that PDP-11's are more than just cool toys don't you?
There
are people/companies whose livelyhood depends on
these systems and their
continueing to run.
Nah, running a CAT scanner is just child's play.
And AFAIC, I don't really want to play with a PDP-11; I just
didn't want to see an otherwise complete system that was two
components away from total restoration ripped to shreds!
The only thing I can see that the buyer did wrong
was leaving the
powersupply! At least from what you've said I assume he left
it. If he went so far as to get the backplane he really should have
taken that.
He's taking about a third, and leaving two thirds.
The rack is staying behind too. But I guess DEC racks
grow on trees.
-dq