DEC collectors--input needed

On May 31, 2013, at 10:22 AM, "Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus" <sales at elecplus.com> wrote: It would be hard to say any of them are NOT wanted universally, but if you're looking to prioritize things: - Anything with a PDP is a good priority, possibly slightly less so for PDP-11s since they're still so thick on the ground (but also not hard to convince people to take). Unibus PDP-11s (the ones with switches and lights on the front panel) are a lot harder to find, so they can be pretty desirable. - Early VAXen (anything starting with VAX-11) are pretty rare and worth saving. Later large VAX models (like the 7000/10000) are similarly rare, but you might have a harder time convincing someone to take them because of the size and power and a slightly lower "awesome" factor. - Alphas are somewhat less desirable, but they still see a lot of action on eBay because they're still in a lot of existing installations. - Terminals are always nice to save, but most people I know have a pile of them that's already too big. I wouldn't mind having one more, and there are certainly museums and other organizations that can make use of them for displays. The graphics monitors (VRxxx) are hard to find these days, and it's always nice if they come with a graphics terminal (like a VS240, which says VT240 on the front). Here's an example of the latter, which is nice to save: http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/41606_digital_vs240-b_dec-vt240-termin… Those are my 2 cents, and they do reflect my personal biases. Other folks have their own criteria. - Dave