21 Jun
2002
21 Jun
'02
6:29 p.m.
On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
Yes, I was watching that one... I was quite surprised.
I've seen several MicroVAX and VAXstations 3100 and 4000 models go for
quite high prices.
Makes me tempted to sell one of my MicroVAX 3100-80s. Not!
Well, I'll admit I splurged on not one, but two VS3100s this week,
from 2 sources. The one I picked up here was $10, an
m38 with color
board, RZ23, and memory board & daughterboard. But it's
really a KA42-A
an m30 CPU, and only 16M RAM. Darn. Nothing on the drive either.
The other was more than I've ever paid for a 3100 - $15 + shipping.
Damn near $45 all together. But I got a mouse, 2 keyboards, and display
cable with it. Even better, it has 24M RAM and Ultrix installed!! Yay,
finally. Ultrix. The Ultrix thing, the fact that the seller isn't a
VAX guy, and the 24M of ram make me wonder if it isn't really a pmax - a
DECstation 3100. Which would be almost as cool.
I also never asked, because I kinda like the suspense, and it should
arrive right on my birthday - given that it was decommissioned only a
year ago, maybe it's an m76? Oh, be still my beating heart!
Doc