12 Jun
2012
12 Jun
'12
12:39 a.m.
Down in Macon, GA my dad has a DEC that we would like to send to a good
home. He purchased this several years ago from a man in north
Georgia who said it spend the 1990s answering the phone at a utility
company. My dad kept it in his classroom while he was a high school
technology teacher, but now that he's no longer teaching it's gathering
dust on his carport.
There's a VAXstation 3, DECvoice unit, two hard drives, and a tape drive
in an enclosure on wheels. There's also a VT420 terminal. You'd need a
truck, ramp, and at least two strong people to load and unload this.
You can see some pictures of the equipment at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/puerexmachina/sets/72157622981044137/
Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested!
--
All the best,
Brian Pitts
12 Jun
12 Jun
3:37 a.m.
funny that its got a crtc lable on it from canada lol
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:
Down in Macon, GA my dad has a DEC that we would like
to send to a good
home. He purchased this several years ago from a man in north
Georgia who said it spend the 1990s answering the phone at a utility
company. My dad kept it in his classroom while he was a high school
technology teacher, but now that he's no longer teaching it's gathering
dust on his carport.
There's a VAXstation 3, DECvoice unit, two hard drives, and a tape drive
in an enclosure on wheels. There's also a VT420 terminal. You'd need a
truck, ramp, and at least two strong people to load and unload this.
You can see some pictures of the equipment at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/puerexmachina/sets/72157622981044137/
Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested!
--
All the best,
Brian Pitts
6:19 a.m.
New subject: Got a //c uhuhuhu! :oD
Let's party!!! I got an Apple //c!!! Woohoo! :oD
Now I just need to find an internal expansion board...
...Or create it :oD
Greetings from Brazil
Alexandre Souza
---
Enviado do meu Motorola PT550
Meu site: http://www.tabalabs.com.br
10:50 a.m.
New subject: Got a //c uhuhuhu! :oD
talk about markeing. Apple had a small brochure with a girl on the cover, yellow
sweatshirt and hat (covering most of her face) holding it against her stomach. I'm not
saying it's that that made me always want one (and ironically I had a friend who
needed "help" w/computers and asked me to come over and "set it all
up", never got around to it). But their stylish presentation of their computers in
general likely added something to their appeal.
?Or maybe the darned thing just looked nice! :) The earlier ][s never did anything for me.
Of course you were a lot better in terms of expandability w/a ][e. You could pick the ][c
up by the handle though.
?Nice machin. Congratulations. I don't know how to say that in spanish though, sorry.
tee hee
? Let's party!!! I got an Apple //c!!! Woohoo! :oD
? ? ? Now I just need to find an internal expansion board...
? ? ? ...Or create it :oD
? Greetings from Brazil
? Alexandre Souza
? ---
Enviado do meu Motorola PT550
Meu site: http://www.tabalabs.com.br
11:01 a.m.
New subject: Got a //c uhuhuhu! :oD
On 06/12/2012 10:50 AM, Chris Tofu wrote:
talk about markeing. Apple had a small brochure with a
girl on the cover, yellow sweatshirt and hat (covering most of her face) holding it
against her stomach. I'm not saying it's that that made me always want one (and
ironically I had a friend who needed "help" w/computers and asked me to come
over and "set it all up", never got around to it). But their stylish
presentation of their computers in general likely added something to their appeal.
Or maybe the darned thing just looked nice! :) The earlier ][s never did anything for
me. Of course you were a lot better in terms of expandability w/a ][e. You could pick the
][c up by the handle though.
Nice machin. Congratulations. I don't know how to say that in spanish though, sorry.
tee hee
Good heavens, show some respect. Portuguese.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
11:08 a.m.
New subject: Got a //c uhuhuhu! :oD
On Jun 12, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Chris Tofu wrote:
Nice machin. Congratulations. I don't know how to
say that in spanish though, sorry. tee hee
You'd be out of luck anyway; Brazil speaks Portuguese (though I'm
sure there are plenty of Spanish speakers as well).
- Dave
11:45 a.m.
New subject: Got a //c uhuhuhu! :oD
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Alexandre Souza - Listas
<pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
So I say "parab?ns!"
-ethan
Nice machin.
Congratulations. I don't know how to say that in spanish
though, sorry. tee hee
? Eh...Brazilians speak portuguese, and not spanish... :o) 
5:38 p.m.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:
There's a VAXstation 3, DECvoice unit, two hard
drives, and a tape drive
in an enclosure on wheels. There's also a VT420 terminal. You'd need a
truck, ramp, and at least two strong people to load and unload this.
You can see some pictures of the equipment at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/puerexmachina/sets/72157622981044137/
Two things I notice here: first, the odd wide side panels on the (I
assume) low-boy corporate cabinet. Never seen those before. Are they
just cosmetic or do they serve a purpose.
Second, HOLY CRAP A DECVOICE. Never seen one of those, either.
Plenty of DECTalk units, in their various forms, but never a Voice.
IIRC, that was an early voice-rec system, no? Or was it just
voicemail?
Me want. Me too far away :(
j
9:44 p.m.
Second, HOLY CRAP A DECVOICE. ? Never seen one of
those, either.
Plenty of DECTalk units, in their various forms, but never a Voice.
IIRC, that was an early voice-rec system, no? ?Or was it just
voicemail?
I think it was a voice recognition system that did not work worth a damn.
Me want. ?Me too far away :(
Me going down that way to pick up an old IBM CTC box. Me should think
about this VAX. Me needs another VAX like a hole in the head.
Me also (me thinks) finally unearthed those tapes for the RT.
--
Will
11:02 p.m.
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:44 PM, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Me going down that way to pick up an old IBM CTC box.
Me should think
about this VAX. Me needs another VAX like a hole in the head.
Well, if you happen to pick it up, happen to save it and happen to
pass through here again.... :)
Me also (me thinks) finally unearthed those tapes for
the RT.
Ahh, cool, thanks. I have also got some floppy images for them from
various sources. Unfortunately they are still sitting in the exact
spot in the garage where they landed when removed from my car.
j
13 Jun
13 Jun
2:42 a.m.
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 04:38:02PM -0500, Jason T wrote:
Two things I notice here: first, the odd wide side
panels on the (I
assume) low-boy corporate cabinet. Never seen those before. Are they
just cosmetic or do they serve a purpose.
Airflow. Look at the fans on the side of the BA boxes and note that the
air intake is on the front left and outtake is backside right. It must
have been added for the microvax which I assume produce more heat then a
microPDP-11 in the same rack.
I've only seen it in pictures before. E.g:
http://www.olddec.nl/Thanks-41-Years/vax-vms-timeline-1.jpg
/P
1:51 a.m.
On 06/12/2012 12:39 AM, Brian Pitts wrote:
Down in Macon, GA my dad has a DEC that we would like
to send to a good
home. He purchased this several years ago from a man in north
Georgia who said it spend the 1990s answering the phone at a utility
company. My dad kept it in his classroom while he was a high school
technology teacher, but now that he's no longer teaching it's gathering
dust on his carport.
There's a VAXstation 3, DECvoice unit, two hard drives, and a tape drive
in an enclosure on wheels. There's also a VT420 terminal. You'd need a
truck, ramp, and at least two strong people to load and unload this.
You can see some pictures of the equipment at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/puerexmachina/sets/72157622981044137/
Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested!
I should mention that I don't know much about the hardware myself, so if
anyone can look at the pictures and clue me in I'd appreciate it!
Although I don't have experience with freight shipping, I'm willing to
try it it someone is interested in the system but cannot pick it up.
You'd need to cover the cost. If I can't find a taker soon I fear this
system will end up in the scrap heap, as my dad wants it gone and I
don't have the space for it.
--
All the best,
Brian Pitts
9:07 a.m.
Although I don't have experience with freight
shipping, I'm willing to
try it it someone is interested in the system but cannot pick it up.
You'd need to cover the cost. If I can't find a taker soon I fear this
system will end up in the scrap heap, as my dad wants it gone and I
don't have the space for it.
How soon is soon?
--
Will
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