17 Oct
2006
17 Oct
'06
6:50 a.m.
Chris Zach needs the space,
so he's selling off his KS-10 (2020)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=320038687…
This machine was the last host to be named AI.MIT.EDU that ran ITS,
and probably the last running DEC 10 or 20 at MIT (though that might
have been MC).
It comes with an ITS disk pack (and a drive). Might also have TOPS-20.
Bidding is at $2k so far.
--akb
ps: AI, MC, and the hulk of a third 2020 which I think was BLT (Brave
Little Toaster) were part of extensive hacker rescue efforts in the
early 90s. They were schlepped out of MIT, sat at digex.net for a
while until the VC-installed managers almost junked them, then CZ
rescued them and has cared for them since. (I'm not sure what he's
done with MC, BLT was mostly just the chassis and prolly got
scrapped). In the auction photos, those small red tags next to the bar
codes are the MIT "deactivated property" tags.
17 Oct
17 Oct
1:13 p.m.
On 10/17/06, Andrew K. Bressen <akb+lists.cctalk at mirror.to> wrote:
Chris Zach needs the space,
so he's selling off his KS-10 (2020)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=320038687…
Boy would I like to get that... since I won't be home for months, I'm
going to have to pass, but it sure looks nice.
-ethan
(who goes back to running TOPS-20 on klh10)
1:19 p.m.
On Oct 17, 2006, at 6:50 AM, Andrew K. Bressen wrote:
ps: AI, MC, and the hulk of a third 2020 which I think
was BLT (Brave
Little Toaster) were part of extensive hacker rescue efforts in the
early 90s. They were schlepped out of MIT, sat at digex.net for a
while until the VC-installed managers almost junked them, then CZ
rescued them and has cared for them since. (I'm not sure what he's
done with MC, BLT was mostly just the chassis and prolly got
scrapped). In the auction photos, those small red tags next to the bar
codes are the MIT "deactivated property" tags.
Those machines were moved to Doug Humphrey's private warehouse in
Laurel, MD, and were never in danger of being scrapped. CZ got AI
and perhaps one other; I am not sure. As of yesterday, one remains
in Doug's warehouse, which I *think* was MC...I will verify that when
I go up there in a few weeks. From that haul also came ML.AI (s/n
4653), which I have here.
There's an unidentified KS10 CPU card cage (sans rack) and some
related parts in the Maryland warehouse...nobody seems to know
anything about them...I'll bet that was BLT.
I have no disks or tapes for 4653...I'm looking for an RM03 and a
TU45 or TU77; if anyone can help with either of those please let me
know. I won't be able to run it 24/7, but I am certainly willing to
run it periodically.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL
1:48 p.m.
On Tue, October 17, 2006 11:50 am, Andrew K. Bressen said:
Chris Zach needs the space,
so he's selling off his KS-10 (2020)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=320038687…
This machine was the last host to be named AI.MIT.EDU that ran ITS,
and probably the last running DEC 10 or 20 at MIT (though that might
have been MC).
Nice! That's the sort of machine I'd love to have but will never get I
don't think.....
--
adrian/witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?
3:11 p.m.
Witchy wrote:
On Tue, October 17, 2006 11:50 am, Andrew K. Bressen
said:
<fx: digs>
According to an old email that Mike Ross sent me, the last KL series machine
in the UK was at BA; that went around 1993. The last KS series was at a
college in Aberdeen and went circa 1995.
In other words, none left on the UK side of the pond :-( I don't think there
are even any in private hands...
cheers
Jules
Chris Zach needs the space,
so he's selling off his KS-10 (2020)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=320038687…
This machine was the last host to be named AI.MIT.EDU that ran ITS,
and probably the last running DEC 10 or 20 at MIT (though that might
have been MC).
Nice! That's the sort of machine I'd love to have but will never get I
don't think..... 
2:31 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
Witchy wrote:
Nope. If memory serves, Update, the computer club at Uppsala University
in Sweden, has at least two KL-10's and at least one KS-10.
Peace... Sridhar
On Tue, October 17, 2006 11:50 am, Andrew K.
Bressen said:
<fx: digs>
According to an old email that Mike Ross sent me, the last KL series
machine in the UK was at BA; that went around 1993. The last KS series
was at a college in Aberdeen and went circa 1995.
In other words, none left on the UK side of the pond :-( I don't think
there are even any in private hands... Chris Zach needs the space,
so he's selling off his KS-10 (2020)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=320038687…
This machine was the last host to be named AI.MIT.EDU that ran ITS,
and probably the last running DEC 10 or 20 at MIT (though that might
have been MC).
Nice! That's the sort of machine I'd love to have but will never get I
don't think..... 
4:58 p.m.
On Tue, October 17, 2006 8:11 pm, Jules Richardson said:
In other words, none left on the UK side of the pond
:-( I don't think
there
are even any in private hands...
cheer me up why don't you!
--
adrian/witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?
6:25 p.m.
Witchy wrote:
On Tue, October 17, 2006 8:11 pm, Jules Richardson
said:
sorry :-P
There's always the DECSystem 570 and the VAX 8600 to get your teeth into - not
quite in the same league, but they're still both big DECs to mess around with!
--
If you've ever wondered how you get triangles from a cow
You need buttermilk and cheese, and an equilateral chainsaw
In other words, none left on the UK side of the
pond :-( I don't think
there
are even any in private hands...
cheer me up why don't you!
5:46 p.m.
On Tue, October 17, 2006 11:25 pm, Jules Richardson said:
There's always the DECSystem 570 and the VAX 8600 to get your teeth into -
not
quite in the same league, but they're still both big DECs to mess around
with!
yeah, but the chances of there being 3-phase power in L149 are as slim as
Callista Flockhart :) At least the 8600 is complete, it just needs to be
put back together properly....
*looks for picture of VAX8600, fails*
--
adrian/witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?
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