Bay Area: IBM 4341 and HP3000

When Bob and I initially talked to the owner, he told us that what he had was a major find for a collector. He spoke in glowing terms as to the condition of the 4341 and the HP mini (de-installed from a running environment and then stored for many years). So as you would expect, Bob and I were very anxious to see both systems. What we found was a serious disappointment. As Bob said, the 4341 and the HP mini were crammed into a storage unit with lots of other junk. It was impossible to see/determine what system components were actually there. There was no way to know how complete or what features either system had. Repeating what Bob said, everything was water damaged, rusty and in poor condition - and I do mean everything. We told him that his asking price was too high - and that the condition of the systems was so bad we wouldn't even make him an offer. Lyle