16 Jun
1998
16 Jun
'98
7:16 p.m.
I'd almost be interested in a gutted 360 if the front panel was intact!
Speaking of big iron, what's the best place to look for DEC10s or 20s? Maybe even a
360/20?
I think a 360/90 would be neat but the CPU and cooling would fill my garage.
-----Original Message-----
From: William Donzelli [SMTP:william@ans.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 11:33 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: Backwater areas Was: Re: Cross listing Ebay items
My problem is not so much distance as it is time.
I'd gladly do a week-end
trip to, say, Los Angeles (~500 miles), for most anything, if I didn't have
to spend the time a) working, b) with my dad, c) with my girlfriend or d)
sleeping (ha!).
That is why I put in all of those "assumes". I know planning such a trip
is almost impossible for those of us that have lives/families/jobs. I just
wanted to see just how far some of us would take the hells of the
Interstates.
Incidently, I do not drive the Interstates much, as there are not many
junkyards along them. US routes, on the other hand, have them. If anyone
wants a pair of gutted S/360s, I will show them just where along Illinois
1 to find them!
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
17 Jun
17 Jun
5:25 a.m.
I'd almost be interested in a gutted 360 if the
front panel was intact!
No cards.
No backplanes.
No core.
No front panel.
No power supplies.
No sheet metal.
Now I sometimes buy really bad things, with hope that they will sometime
(in 30 years) look somewhat normal, but these are just too far gone. In
fact, the only way one could tell they were from the S/360/370 family is
from the distinctive shape of the frame.
Speaking of big iron, what's the best place to
look for DEC10s or 20s?
Most of us would like that answer.
I suppose the best bet is either the basements of universities, the backs
of warehouse, or just dumb luck!
Maybe even a 360/20?
EEEeeeewww! The fake 360!
I think a 360/90 would be neat but the CPU and cooling
would fill my garage.
Get a bigger garage.
William Donzelli
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