We would be very interested and could pay fair prices. Could we get a list
of the gear?
Best regards,
Shannon Hoskins
pds3(a)ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tapley" <mtapley(a)swri.edu>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: sandmann(a)clio.rice.edu (Charles Sandmann)
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
...
>
>I was just notified today by the ChemE department head at Rice that it
>is time to clean out one of the labs. It has mostly PDP stuff, some
>VAX stuff, documentation, some media. KZ's going to make a rough list
>so we can estimate the volume. The VAX stuff has been used in the last
>year, but most of the PDP stuff has been off for 8 years or more, so
>may need some TLC when being checked out the first time (if you don't
>know about power supply caps, you probably shouldn't ask :-) I've made
>some promises for some of this stuff already - but if there is something
>you are dying for, it might be a good time to remind me. Between the
>Rice stash and the AspenTech stash, there should be lots of machines
>for everyone.
>
>If Intel IRMX (?) means anything to anyone, bug me. I think thats the
>system name - and they are rare (but not DEC stuff ...)
>
>I think we will keep the extra RS6000/AIX IBM systems for spare parts
>for clio - but you never know...
>
>I know there are some VT103s (VT100 systems with built in dual TU58s
>and QBUS backplanes) - lots of QBUS cards, an 11/23+ rack mount system,
>BA123 based MicroVAX II with ESDI and RQDX3/RD54 disks. I think the
>11/23+ has an RQDX1 with RD51 drive (don't cringe!), dual RX02s
>(I have a requirement to be able to read some media on these first!)
>
>There is a requirement to take lots of pictures for our scrapbook :-)