4 Jun
1999
4 Jun
'99
3:09 a.m.
Today I visited an NC machining establishment that is to close down soon.
There is an operating PDP11/23 there that I have my eye on.
Amongst the other accumulated stuff were 8 X Memorex 8" floppy drives, never
used and still in their original packaging. There were 2 models, 550 and
651. They are about 4" high and powered by 220v, 50Hz. The model 550's have
an edge connector while the 651's have a rectangular multi-pin connector.
The delivery documentation is dated in May 1977 and also listed
documentation and software that wasn't in the box I opened and is probably
missing. They were never used because they were bought in error.
What should I do? Am I ever likely to find a use for them if I take them?
Hans Olminkhof