Holy shit, I wish I was nearby... or could afford a shipping container and a boat! From: Christine Ricketts/Andrew Stewart <nospam at collingwood.net> Newsgroups: alt.sys.pdp11 Subject: Melbourne Australia: Possible Oversupply of PDP-11/83s, PDP-11/84s and PDP-11/70s Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:43:35 +1100 Message-ID: <dodl07$cfq$1 at news-01.bur.connect.com.au> Calling all PDP-11 Enthusiasts in Melbourne / Australia. Currently the following information is _pure_ speculation. ====== I have no idea whether I will get the systems, how much they will cost (I'm pitching myself as cheaper and less work than hiring a dumpster or calling the computer scrap merchant) or when they will become available. End of January 2006, there _should_ be approx 15 (fifteen) PDP-11/83s to collect from Portland Victoria. I haven't seen these. Later in 2006 there _should_ be approx 20 (twenty) PDP-11/70s, approx 10 (ten) PDP-11/84s, assorted PDP-11/44s and a PDP-11/34 "..in a pear treeeee.." to be collected Dozens of DZ11s, RL11 controllers and RL01 and RL02 drives. PLUS both 5.25 inch high 8 inch wide MSCP and RP06 emulating disk drives and controllers. I took a tour through the site last Tuesday. Drool, Drool! I've got a few collector mates in Melbourne but there is liable to be excess machines. Shipping systems or parts interstate or overseas takes a long time and is not cheap. If you are interested, post a reply. If you are shy, try substituting "bitbender" as the username in the above address. Regards, Andy. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>