Weekend Classic Trip Report

Just wanted to let folks know the results of my Saturday trip. I left Des Moines and drove to Kansas City, where I met Mike McFadden. Mike's an extremely pleasant, helpful fellow who showed me where to find good surplus in KCMO. I'll DEFINITELY be visiting KC more often! I went there to pick up the VT220s he advertised on ClassicCmp. I walked away from one surplus place, having spent only $10, and got (1) M7606 MicroVaxII CPU board (spare for my MVAX II) (1) Cisco IGS Multiprotocol Router/Bridge and a couple miscellaneous bits and pieces. Not bad for $10. Then I drove to Lincoln, NE and visited Bill Richman, who recently posted some items for auction. Another really nice guy. Picked up the Tek 532 and the aluminum cart it sits in. I also picked up some other spiffy items, which I'll describe later. So, the entire trip (including gas) cost me $90 (less than the cost to ship the items), got me out on the road for a few hours of relaxing driving and allowed me to bring home some unusual items that are scarce or non-existent in Des Moines. Anthony Clifton