15 Jan
2014
15 Jan
'14
3:57 a.m.
Just following up one last time to say that these systems are in fact still
available, if anyone wants them. I've had a couple of inquiries on them but
neither panned out, so they're still sitting in my garage. I need the space
for a classic car that can't sit in the rain, so they won't be there
forever. I've pushed a few pictures here: http://500px.com/theodric
Free to a good home:
2 Tandem Himalaya K200 mainframes (circa 1993, according to the date
stamps inside), a disk array, some spare disks, two terminals, assorted
system cabling, spare internal cards and spare internal disks.
The fellow I got them from worked for NYSE Euronext, and said that they
were used there before he acquired them through official channels after
they were decommissioned. I have a printout of an e-mail to that effect,
which also includes instructions for bringing them up-- something I've
never tried to do. They take a couple C19 power cords (provided) on an 8A
circuit [edit: standard 230V single-phase residential power], and are
reportedly working.
They are large (76x102x53cm) and heavy (two strong
people can lift one,
just) [edit: 205kg each; much less with all modules removed]. Location is
Noord-Holland, Netherlands. If you're interested in collecting them or you
are willing to arrange your own pallet collection by courier, please
contact me off list.
Jeremy