24 Aug
2010
24 Aug
'10
12:15 a.m.
Folks,
OK, this is my DEC collection minus the machines I'm keeping, MINC
shipping is going to be interesting should anyone want it, see also
the DECwriter III. I should keep the DECmate III too really.
Most of these machines I used at work in the 80s/90s and rescued them
when I was made redundant in 2001, Grey Wall included. I'd hate to
recycle this as I've dragged the entire thing around the country and
would like to see it go to someone who hates reading docs online like
me :) Will I even pick up my VAX programming skills again and need to
know the params for the $QIOW routine :/
Anyhoo. This is listed as I went by them on the racks and is by no
means complete...
VR319 monitor
Alpha 3000-400 w/PMAGB
Alpha 3000-400 w/PMAGB
SZ12
VAX 3100 M38, bits of
SZ12
SZ12
DECpc AXP150
Alpha 2000-300
RZ55
RZ55
DECpc XL590
Alpha 3000-400 w/PMAGB
DECstation 5000-240
VR262 for DECstations, mono, 17"
DECmate III
DECwriter IV/LA100
DECwriter III/LA180
MINC-11 w/RX02
MicroVAX 3100-30
MicroVAX 3100-40 (might be a 20)
DECserver 250
SZ12
DEMSB-A multi-protocol router x2, 1 1-port and 1 4-port
Infoserver 150VXT (bought to netboot the VXT2000s)
MicroVAX 3100-30
DECstation 3100
MicroVAX 3100-20 (might be a 40)
MDS Fiche set x2 with reader
Grey wall, VMS 5.0 and 5.5 updates, some still sealed?!
VXT2000 (might be 2)
RWZ52 worm drive
DEChub90 in DEHUX with 3x DECrepeater 90T-16
DNSES-AA, NOS
DECnet/SNA x2 NOS boxed
Alpha 3000-400 motherboard, boxed
DESPR single port repeater
VT420 boxed
DECmate II or II
DECserver 200/M
3000-300 x3
BA350 in pedestal
BA356-JA on its own, single port 16bit pm, RZ74-VW
DECserver 300-16
VT1200, no monitor
R215F DSSI expansion, narrow box
MicroVAX II, BA213 'world' box
Alpha 2000 4/233, dual CPU
VAX 4000-505A (nice machine! Spare PSUs)
VAX 3400
R400X DSSI expansion x2
MicroVAX 2000 x2
cables, boards, 3000-300PSU, *stuff*
VT420
VAX 4000-200
CDDS boxes from mid 90s to late 90s
Cables, boards, docs.
Yes, I'm a hoarder.
--
adrian/witchy
Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home? computer collection?
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk
24 Aug
24 Aug
5:44 a.m.
At 1:15 AM +0100 8/24/10, Adrian Graham wrote:
OK, this is my DEC collection minus the machines
I'm keeping, MINC
shipping is going to be interesting should anyone want it, see also
the DECwriter III. I should keep the DECmate III too really.
WOW!!!! I'm trying to reduce my collection, and if you weren't on
the right side of the pond, I'd be seriously looking at some of that
hardware! I really hope you find homes for it, that is some
seriously nice stuff!
Zane
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6:21 a.m.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 01:15:30AM +0100, Adrian Graham wrote:
DEMSB-A multi-protocol router x2, 1 1-port and 1
4-port
Could you tell me more about this? what is it?
DECserver 200/M
I could be interested in this, depending on what the shipping amounts to.
VT1200, no monitor
Is this an X terminal or one of those nifty VT terminals in a box with
VGA and PS/2? In that case I'm interested.
VAX 4000-505A (nice machine! Spare PSUs)
Nice! I wonder what shipping to sweden would be, I'm assuming some sort
of pallet? Do you have any experience in shipping things like this? (I
don't)
If I were closer I'd drive down and snatch more than I need, luckily I'm
far off and just interested in smaller items :)
6:30 a.m.
On 8/24/10 2:21 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
VT1200 is an X terminal; you're thinking of the VT525 which was
discussed here recently.
I *think* but am not 100% certain that the VT1200 is actually a
VAXstation-3100 with special firmware. It's been a long time since I've
even thought about those, so verify that information elsewhere if it's
important to you.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
VT1200, no
monitor
Is this an X terminal or one of those nifty VT terminals in a box with
VGA and PS/2? In that case I'm interested. 
1:37 p.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
Folks,
[Snip]
Yes, I'm a hoarder.
I guess that I qualify as well, but my focus was on PDP-11 Qbus hardware.
At my end, Dan Cohoe has helped me by taking away 7 of my 8
RL02 racks, the RL01 / RL02 drives and 2 * 9 track tape drives.
In addition, there were 2 LA120 printers and a lot of manuals for
RT-11. So most of the big stuff is gone. Now I have to sort
through around 500 Qbus boards and up to a dozen BA23 / BA123
boxes. I may be able to put together around 6 working RT-11
systems for hobby users. I also have a number of Hatichi 600 MB
ESDI drives to use with these systems along with ESDI controllers.
There are also RQDX3 controllers to run RX50 floppy drives. And
for even larger off line storage, a few TK50 / TK70 tape drives.
Is anyone interested in having a PDP-11 Qbus system? It will likely
take a year or even two before they could be put together and tested.
But if a few of you put in your interest, then I will keep you in mind.
For myself, I still run RT-11, but I an a software addict. So I run
under an emulator on the PC. I find that the software executes just
the same, just that it runs 100 times as fast as a PDP-11/93 on a
core 2 duo system (E8200). There does not seem to be any interest
in RT-11. BUT maybe I am wrong. Please respond if anyone would
like to help with putting together a set RT-11 distributions. Also, I
am still working on fixing bugs and coding enhancements for RT-11,
but it is less of a goal when no one else seems to be interested.
Jerome Fine
25 Aug
25 Aug
3:01 a.m.
Jerome H. Fine wrote:
Is anyone interested in having a PDP-11 Qbus system? It will likely
take a year or even two before they could be put together and tested.
But if a few of you put in your interest, then I will keep you in mind.
Trust that there will be interest in a real LSI-11 system. Distance may
be a factor, but time usually fixes that as somebody arranges for a
swing to pick up gear. For example I'll be interested, but
shipping-challenged out in California. But Qbus systems generally
speaking aren't really all that bad to ship, especially in BA23s.
For myself, I still run RT-11, but I an a software
addict. [...]
Also, I
am still working on fixing bugs and coding enhancements for RT-11,
but it is less of a goal when no one else seems to be interested.
I found working with RT-11 on a lowly PDT-11/150 to be a hoot, even if I
had to pound on the keyboard of a VT52 to do it. This was how I passed a
summer during college, in sticky August New England heat.
It's fun to play with these systems whether it's virtual or physical.
The bigger challenge in keeping the ecology alive is making software
available. The base OS is, I think, but if compilers and tools aren't
then people stop looking after the sources to things as fun but not as
well known as ADVENT or what have you. The more that can be easily
retrieved and played with, the more longevity the hardware/software
ecosystem will have.
So hang in there Jerome, there's interest - you're not alone. Including
the list for reasons of searchability and registration of interest.
/--/Steve.
24 Aug
24 Aug
2:41 p.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
Folks,
OK, this is my DEC collection minus the machines I'm keeping, MINC
shipping is going to be interesting should anyone want it, see also
the DECwriter III. I should keep the DECmate III too really.
Urgh. Collection thinning-out is quite soul destroying. BTDT...
As nobody's asked it yet, is any of this stuff "important" just because of
where it was used (and/or what might be on some of the disks)? I seem to
remember you've got a few "interesting" things like that in your collection,
but don't recall if it extends to the DEC stuff.
And no VT220s? What the heck's wrong with you!? :-P
Jules
7:05 p.m.
Urgh. Collection thinning-out is quite soul
destroying. BTDT...
No, it isn't: It frees up space for more interesting stuff.
I find it
more useful to keep only a few of each and keep space reserves for the
next big load...!
And no VT220s? What the heck's wrong with you!?
:-P
What's that? A video game? ;-)
Regards,
Ph :-)
25 Aug
25 Aug
9:16 p.m.
On 24 August 2010 15:41, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
Urgh. Collection thinning-out is quite soul
destroying. BTDT...
I'm hoping it's therapeutic, there's things in there that really are
of no interest to anyone I'd have thought, though I know that's
horribly subjective! Hells, most of the 'middling' Macs I'll not
expect any takers for - LCII anyone? IIvx? Quadras? Thought not.
As nobody's asked it yet, is any of this stuff
"important" just because of
where it was used (and/or what might be on some of the disks)? I seem to
remember you've got a few "interesting" things like that in your
collection,
but don't recall if it extends to the DEC stuff.
Nothing of importance like that in the DEC stuff, it's all either
machines I've used at work (uVAXii, VAX3400, 2 of the alpha 3000-400s,
multia, infoserver, VXT2000, DS5000-240 etc), things I've rescued from
what was at the time the 'next stop: bin' corridor at DEC Park in
Reading or things current work were going to throw out.
And no VT220s? What the heck's wrong with you!?
:-P
There's at least one in there but I'm keeping it, also the VT100 and GIGI :)
cheers,
--
adrian/witchy
Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home? computer collection?
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk
9:44 p.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
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Sent: 25 August 2010 22:16
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Collection reduction, DEC list
On 24 August 2010 15:41, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
Darn! I'd really like a VT100! Thankfully I do have a VT220.
Urgh. Collection thinning-out is quite soul
destroying. BTDT...
I'm hoping it's therapeutic, there's things in there that really are
of no interest to anyone I'd have thought, though I know that's
horribly subjective! Hells, most of the 'middling' Macs I'll not
expect any takers for - LCII anyone? IIvx? Quadras? Thought not.
As nobody's asked it yet, is any of this
stuff "important" just
because of
where it was used (and/or what might be on some
of the disks)? I seem
to
remember you've got a few
"interesting" things like that in your
collection,
but don't recall if it extends to the DEC
stuff.
Nothing of importance like that in the DEC stuff, it's all either
machines I've used at work (uVAXii, VAX3400, 2 of the alpha 3000-400s,
multia, infoserver, VXT2000, DS5000-240 etc), things I've rescued from
what was at the time the 'next stop: bin' corridor at DEC Park in
Reading or things current work were going to throw out.
And no VT220s? What the heck's wrong with
you!? :-P
There's at least one in there but I'm keeping it, also the VT100 and
GIGI :)
cheers,
--
adrian/witchy
Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home? computer collection?
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk
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