27 Jun
2000
27 Jun
'00
2:13 p.m.
Chuck was right about the guy that won the bid on
the MicroPDP-11/73... the buyer's name is Chris
Hoaglin, and all he is interested in is f*cking
up a working computer to end up with parts he
can sell to fund his greedy little schemes. He
wants the backplane and all the cards. I wish the
seller would have said NO, but that was not to be.
FWIW, I was going to steal one part- the plexiglass
door of the TS05 tape drive- to put in place of
a broken one on a Cipher. The broken Cipher door
works, even broken, and will still work when glued
back together- it will just look like sh*t. How-
ever, I would have either preserved the system in
all other ways, or even tried restoring it.
Well, souless b*st*rds are prolifigate, and some
are circling overhead like vultures.
The only good note: I'll get the TS05 for US$5.00.
I doubt I'll take the rack. Perhaps someday I'll
need a part from the TS05 (assuming it *IS* really
a Cipher streamer inside).
Oh well. Hi ho.
-doug quebbeman
27 Jun
27 Jun
3:13 p.m.
At 03:13 PM 6/27/00 -0400, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
Chuck was right about the guy that won the bid on
the MicroPDP-11/73... the buyer's name is Chris
Hoaglin, and all he is interested in is f*cking
up a working computer to end up with parts he
can sell to fund his greedy little schemes. He
wants the backplane and all the cards. I wish the
seller would have said NO, but that was not to be.
I'm sorry but I can't agree with the sentiment here. Chris and people like
him are very valuable to this community, they will often have parts in
their warehouses that can bring a new acquistion back to life after a long
period of dormancy. This is one of the other aspects of Ebay that hasn't
really been debated to death, which is that the people who make their
living selling replacement/refurbished/used parts to keep older computers
alive "discovered" Ebay not so long ago and suddenly the price of piece
parts went up. I know of at least half a dozen folks who are DEC resellers
(some even reading this list) that recognize an "ebay" bargain as such and
act on it. Let's take for example Mitch Miller from Keyways, he sells DEC
stuff (www.keyways.com) and he buys stuff on Ebay. Now Mitch quotes the
price of an M8043 (last time I asked) at $125. I watched him buy four for
$50 on Ebay. That is a really good deal for him. (Not so good for me)
However, I do know that if I absolutely had to have one I could call up
Mitch and he would send me one at some high price. Money == Time.
However, knowing that this is true (resellers haunting ebay) I knew that
"your" 11/73 would not be yours for less than about $75 (value of the parts
in side of it) Although why he wanted the backplane I can't figure.
On an unrelated note, I've got a 5' tall DEC rack (black and tan, door in
the back) available for "free" FOB Sunnyvale California. Like most things,
while it is in great shape it probably isn't worth the cost of shipping it
unless you _really, really_ need an official DEC rack. It was half of a DEC
Channel Server and has a coax patch panel inside of it. (which you can have
or leave behind, your choice, but if you take the coax patch panel you must
also take the rack, themz the rulez)
--Chuck
3:15 p.m.
Chuck was right about the guy that won the bid on
the MicroPDP-11/73... the buyer's name is Chris
Hoaglin, and all he is interested in is f*cking
up a working computer to end up with parts he
can sell to fund his greedy little schemes. He
wants the backplane and all the cards. I wish the
seller would have said NO, but that was not to be.
Grow up! I don't know who he is, but I've a feeling he's someone trying to
keep systems doing real work in operating order. You bid to low on a piece
of valuable equipment, and you lost. Live with it. Especially since you
were apparently told you were bidding low!
You do realize that PDP-11's are more than just cool toys don't you? There
are people/companies whose livelyhood depends on these systems and their
continueing to run.
The only thing I can see that the buyer did wrong was leaving the
powersupply! At least from what you've said I assume he left it. If he
went so far as to get the backplane he really should have taken that.
Zane
9021
days inactive
9021
days old
2 comments
3 participants
participants (3)
-
cmcmanis＠mcmanis.com -
dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com -
healyzh＠aracnet.com