10 May
1999
10 May
'99
2:16 p.m.
Greetings;
At 05:28 PM 5/10/99 -0700, Kevin McQuiggin wrote:
Hi Gang:
I'm on a semi-yearly business trip to Ottawa, Ontario. I stopped in this
evening at the friendly local computer recycler. Looks like I might have
hit a jackpot in regard to many pounds of old DEC cards.
These are of the "Flip Chip" variety, and if I recollect correctly, they
may be cards from a STRAIGHT 8!!!!!
The machine is nowhere in sight, as they are a scrap metal place it was
like chopped up over the last couple of weeks.
AARGH!!!
Here is a list of the cards. Those in the know, can you
advise me and
others whether these are of interest. I had the owner put the box aside
until I call him back.
Total is about 30 pounds of cards. The list contains a sample only. There
are, in some cases, 5-6 cards of each type. There are some Q bus and Unibus
cards listed too, can you identify them?
All cards listed are in neither the DEC field guide or Doug Jones' Omnibus
module guide.
<list of module numbers snipped>
Well, FWIW I think your initial evaluation (of the three digit cards) is
correct. I ran thru the module list for my 8/i, and a few of them show up
there, but I think the "R" modules only appear in the Straight-8 and the
early 'building block' sets.
If these cards are indeed rare, or of value to anybody
on the list, LET ME
KNOW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, so I can pick them up and hold them for
you, for shipping and my out-of-pocket costs, of course.
Please post to the list, and email me directly,
Well... If no one else steps up (I don't I think that will happen), I'd
possibly be interested in the entire lot depending on the price... (I
know... boo, hiss)
-jim
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