28 Jan
2006
28 Jan
'06
9:20 a.m.
From the KB9Q Newsletter, 1/27/2006 edition:
FREE TO A GOOD HOME...
Teletype equipment... A model 28 ASR with lots of bells and whistles, a
model 14, and tape reader, plus various other pieces of teletype related
items...
Contact John, KB9PBM 262-781-5196 {home} ... 262-470-5196{cell}
I doubt he will ship. This would be Waukesha county, Southeastern
Wisconsin, most likely. I don't know this fellow personally but I thought
someone who is interested in this gear should know about it, because he's
already stated he will toss the stuff in the dumpster if no one expresses
interest.
-T
[Philosophy] There is nothing that somebody, somewhere, will not
consider immoral. --Jan.Six at uku.fi
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28 Jan
28 Jan
1:29 p.m.
New subject: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
At 11:20 AM 1/28/2006, Tom Peters wrote:
From the KB9Q Newsletter, 1/27/2006 edition:
FREE TO A GOOD HOME...
Teletype equipment... A model 28 ASR with lots of bells and whistles, a model 14, and tape
reader, plus various other pieces of teletype related items...
Contact John, KB9PBM 262-781-5196 {home} ... 262-470-5196{cell}
I talked to this fellow. I'm tempted to get the 28 myself
if I can clear a space in the basement for it.
He has a 14 (not a 2B, but with tape and reperf), a HAL ST-6000,
a desk of a 15, maybe some other items.
He's in Butler, WI. One of those situations where the wife
says "it all must go."
- John
2:31 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
In article <6.2.3.4.2.20060128152249.05504d30 at mail>,
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> writes:
He's in Butler, WI. One of those situations where
the wife
says "it all must go."
Road Trip!!
How many of you have done a road trip to get equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles?
- travelled 500 miles?
- travelled 750 miles?
- travelled 1,000+ miles?
My big road trip adventure was driving to Sparks, NV from Salt Lake
City (about 575 miles), renting a U-haul trailer and picking up an
11/03 with dual RL01s, including VT100, LA120-AA, original manuals,
and 23 RL01 disk packs.
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2:56 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
See below
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <legalize at xmission.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:31 PM
Subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
In article <6.2.3.4.2.20060128152249.05504d30 at mail>,
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> writes:
He's in Butler, WI. One of those situations
where the wife
says "it all must go."
Road Trip!!
How many of you have done a road trip to get equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles each way? A trip to Minn to Il to get a van load
of Cromemco stuff
- travelled 500+ miles each way? A trip to Tulsa OK, half full van from
the trip
- travelled 750 miles?
- travelled 1,200+ miles each way? Several trips to Minn/St. Paul MN
rented 24'-30' box trucks each time
My big road trip adventure was driving to Sparks, NV from Salt Lake
City (about 575 miles), renting a U-haul trailer and picking up an
11/03 with dual RL01s, including VT100, LA120-AA, original manuals,
and 23 RL01 disk packs.
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4:24 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
In article <010101c6245e$0de64b80$6b406b43 at 66067007>,
"Keys" <jrkeys at concentric.net> writes:
> How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
> - travelled 50 miles?
> - travelled 100 miles?
> - travelled 250 miles each way? A trip to Minn to Il to get a van load
> of Cromemco stuff
Wow! A van load of Cromemco stuff. I'm having a hard time picturing
how much stuff that must have been to fill a van!
> - travelled 500+ miles each way? A trip to
Tulsa OK, half full van from
> the trip
Van half full of what? ;-)
> - travelled 750 miles?
> - travelled 1,200+ miles each way? Several trips to Minn/St. Paul MN
> rented 24'-30' box trucks each time
Sounds like you were picking up minicomputer/mainframe iron?
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7:17 p.m.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <legalize at xmission.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
A little bit of everything as we went to a classic show,
flea markets (about
5), and thrift stores (about 6) over a three day period.
Yes, from 3M and the
Uof M it took five trips.
Wow! A van load of Cromemco stuff. I'm having a
hard time picturing
how much stuff that must have been to fill a van!
It was a small Astro van filled
with systems, parts, manuals, software,
printers, and store signs.
> - travelled 500+ miles each way? A trip to
Tulsa OK, half full van
> from
> the trip
Van half full of what? ;-) > - travelled 1,200+ miles each way? Several
trips to Minn/St. Paul MN
> rented 24'-30' box trucks each time
Sounds like you were picking up minicomputer/mainframe iron? --
9:32 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
In article <014101c62482$79d9c0a0$6b406b43 at 66067007>,
"Keys" <jrkeys at concentric.net> writes:
You have a cromemco store sign?!? What's it like?
A little bit of everything as we went to a classic
show, flea markets (about
5), and thrift stores (about 6) over a three day period.
Sounds like a nice itinerary! I've been looking for some kind of flea
market, HAM fest, etc., type thing in Salt Lake City and it seems that
we just don't have one :-(.
Yes, from 3M and the
Uof M it took five trips.
Where do you store it all? :-)
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Wow! A van
load of Cromemco stuff. I'm having a hard time picturing
how much stuff that must have been to fill a van!
It was a small Astro van filled
with systems, parts, manuals, software,
printers, and store signs. > - travelled 500+ miles each way? A trip to
Tulsa OK, half full van
> from
> the trip
Van half full of what? ;-) > - travelled 1,200+ miles each way? Several
trips to Minn/St. Paul MN
> rented 24'-30' box trucks each time
Sounds like you were picking up minicomputer/mainframe iron? 
29 Jan
29 Jan
3:02 a.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
Richard wrote:
How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles?
I went from Glasgow to Manchester and back in a day to pick up a
MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 3300 and a few other bits and pieces. The rack
for the MVII is about 36U or so - a little smaller than my PDP11 - and
fitted *exactly* across the back seat of my car. The rack was then
filled with greywall, and the bits contained in the rack (except the
tape drive, that sat on the front passenger seat) went in the boot.
I had *just* enough room around me to drive, but getting 1st and 2nd
gear was tight because of the amound of stuff on the passenger seat.
It took about a minute for the hydraulic suspension (old Citro?n CX) to
lift, as opposed to its normal 10 seconds.
Gordon.
30 Jan
30 Jan
6:21 a.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Richard wrote:
I once travelled 1200 miles to pick up an S/390.
I once carried an entire VAX 6000 (disassembled) plus 10-15 MicroVAXen
in a Toyota Camry.
Peace... Sridhar
How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles?
I went from Glasgow to Manchester and back in a day to pick up a
MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 3300 and a few other bits and pieces. The rack
for the MVII is about 36U or so - a little smaller than my PDP11 - and
fitted *exactly* across the back seat of my car. The rack was then
filled with greywall, and the bits contained in the rack (except the
tape drive, that sat on the front passenger seat) went in the boot.
I had *just* enough room around me to drive, but getting 1st and 2nd
gear was tight because of the amound of stuff on the passenger seat.
It took about a minute for the hydraulic suspension (old Citro?n CX) to
lift, as opposed to its normal 10 seconds. 
29 Jan
29 Jan
5:59 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
Richard wrote:
How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles?
Often. Dallas is about that far from me. :)
- travelled 500 miles?
- travelled 750 miles?
- travelled 1,000+ miles?
Yes, for a Cromemco Z-2D and a Soroc terminal. Austin to Phoenix AZ
is about 1100 miles.
Doc
6:40 p.m.
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I think I drove 60-70 miles one way to pick up a load of 68k Mac related
equipment that was free. The kind of things I collect generally are not
worth driving much more then that unless you know for sure a rarity is there
waiting for you and the owner won't ship (or you are just in the mood for a
road trip and need an excuse).
6:52 p.m.
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In article <003701c62546$7d66def0$72781941 at game>,
"Teo Zenios" <teoz at neo.rr.com> writes:
[...] (or you are just in the mood for a
road trip and need an excuse).
That's how I'm feeling lately. I've been housebound for far too long!
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7:01 p.m.
New subject: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
Teo Zenios wrote:
I think I drove 60-70 miles one way to pick up a load
of 68k Mac related
equipment that was free. The kind of things I collect generally are not
worth driving much more then that unless you know for sure a rarity is there
waiting for you and the owner won't ship (or you are just in the mood for a
road trip and need an excuse).
Or you're not about to entrust your treasure to DHL/FedEX/UPS/WBIFY.
I could easily have had the Cromemco and terminal crated and shipped
to Texas. The guy in Phoenix would have done an excellent crating job,
too. But then....
Doc
9:27 p.m.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc Shipley" <doc at mdrconsult.com>
To: <General at mdrconsult.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Road Trips Re: (no subject) [now RTTY equipment available]
Or you're not about to entrust your treasure to
DHL/FedEX/UPS/WBIFY.
I could easily have had the Cromemco and terminal crated and shipped
to Texas. The guy in Phoenix would have done an excellent crating job,
too. But then....
Doc
I have had decent luck with shippers, only one broken monitor and I think
that was more because of bad packing then bad shipping. Having said that a
friend who lives in the country gets just about everything delivered to him
broken (I live in the city). If the part is heavy I would be more worried
about dropping it myself then UPS/FEDEX/ETC breaking it.
7:04 p.m.
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How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
- travelled 1,000+ miles?
Well, I once traveled by van from Beaverton, OR to Gloucester,
MA to get a PDP-8/L, BA08, and some other stuff. But I planned
the pickup to coincide with a family vacation, so I don't know
if that counts as a road trip or not. (My wife wanted to go to
Boston for the Barbie convention.)
As a plus, another collector gave me a PDP-8/I and an MM8I on
the way home :-)!
Vince
(Both collectors were incredibly generous. Thanks, guys!!)
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