4 May
2015
4 May
'15
5:45 p.m.
Hi computer fans,
I have been asked to dispose of the VMS version 5 documentation set in my
office. This consists of 40 grey binders and all their contents.
They are located in Alberta Canada.
This is a large and heavy load with or without the binders. But who knows,
maybe somebody out there wants such an artifact?
I also have some spare boards and other parts for a VAX 4000 Model 500 if
anybody has an interest in such things. They are smaller and lighter than
the doc set.
--
Richard Loken VE6BSV, Unix System Administrator : "Anybody can be a father
Athabasca University : but you have to earn
Athabasca, Alberta Canada : the title of 'daddy'"
** richardlo at admin.athabascau.ca ** : - Lynn Johnston
4 May
4 May
6:06 p.m.
I'd be happy to pay shipping on the VAX boards (I'm in USA) if nobody else
steps up; if someone's actually got a 4000/500 I'll yield to them; but
failing that I'd be happy to give them a good home.
Best,
Sean
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Richard Loken <richardlo at admin.athabascau.ca
wrote:
Hi computer fans,
I have been asked to dispose of the VMS version 5 documentation set in my
office. This consists of 40 grey binders and all their contents.
They are located in Alberta Canada.
This is a large and heavy load with or without the binders. But who knows,
maybe somebody out there wants such an artifact?
I also have some spare boards and other parts for a VAX 4000 Model 500 if
anybody has an interest in such things. They are smaller and lighter than
the doc set.
--
Richard Loken VE6BSV, Unix System Administrator : "Anybody can be a
father
Athabasca University : but you have to earn
Athabasca, Alberta Canada : the title of 'daddy'"
** richardlo at admin.athabascau.ca ** : - Lynn Johnston
5 May
5 May
12:50 p.m.
On Mon, 4 May 2015, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
I have three VMS Alphas beside my desk. The AS4100 is down until I find the
time to fix the depraved RTC chip, the AS400 is under powered crock with
inadaquate memory, but the AS500 is alive and well and running VMS 8.3 on
which I am typing this very epistle. I have a coplete VMS 7.1 Doc set at
home and it is perfect bound so it takes up a lot less space than the grey
wall.
RWA was shocked that I proposed to recycle the grey wall and suggested that
I put it in his museum down the hall - below the pdp8/e front panel,
across from the Sun 4 CPU board, and slightly to the right of the ASR33
salvaged out of the Las Vegas IMP. He also has the vacuum tube IBM module
that I picked up from some forgotten place.
--
Richard Loken VE6BSV, Unix System Administrator : "Anybody can be a father
Athabasca University : but you have to earn
Athabasca, Alberta Canada : the title of 'daddy'"
** richardlo at admin.athabascau.ca ** : - Lynn Johnston
I have been
asked to dispose of the VMS version 5 documentation set in my
office. This consists of 40 grey binders and all their contents.
But now what will you use to beat the web weenies down the hall?! 
6 May
6 May
4:15 p.m.
New subject: Free books (for cost of shipping)
I'm weeding out my library and will send the following books to list members for the
cost of shipping (Media Mail), or you can arrange pickup (I'm in southeast NH). All
are in good to excellent condition. Not all are "vintage," but I thought I'd
see if there was any interest here before I tossed them. First come, first serve. Contact
me off-list:
Communications Technology Guide for Business, Artech House, 1998
Disconnected: Haves and Have Nots in the Information Age, 1996
Mind at Light Speed: A New Kind of Intelligence, 2001
Decline of the American Programmer, Ed Yourdon, 1992
Future Codes: Essays in Advanced Computer Technology and the Law, 1997
Computer Ethics: Cautionary Tales and Ethical Dilemmas in COmputing, MIT Press, 1994
Artificial Reality, 1983
The New High Tech Manager: Six Rules for Success in Changing Times, 1990s
The Virtual Library: Visions & Realities, 1991
NetResults: Integrating the Internet into Your Business, conference proceedings, 1997
Netlaw: Your Rights in the Online World, 1995
The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit, Turkle, 1984
Virus Proof, 2000
Software Conflict: Essays on the Art and Science of Software Engineering, 1990s
Making Telecommuting Happen: A Guide for Telemanagers and Telecommuters, 1994
Intranet as Groupware, 1996
Successful Business Strategies Using Telecommunications Services, Artech House, 1997
The Playful World: How Technology Is Transforming Our Imagination, 2000
Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology, Gelernter (prepress review copy)
Receptors, Restak, 1995
The Particle Connection: The Most Exciting Scientific Chase Since DNA and the Double
Helix, 1984
Using Wordperfect, 1987
Mastering Microsoft Frontpage, 1997
Microsoft Office 2000: No Experience Required,
The Windows 98 Registry Handbook: A Guide for Power Users
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.2 Reference Manual
Pagemaker 4.0: An Easy Desk Reference Mac Edition
Mastering Windows 98
Teach Yourself Wordperfect Office 2000 for Linux in 24 Hours
Microsoft Office 97: The Complete Reference
Windows 98: The COmplete Reference
Superforce: The Search for a Grand Unified Theory of Nature, Huw Davies
Smart Cards: A Guide to Building and Managing Smart Card Applications
Selected Abstracts in Data Processing and Management Information Systems
Smart Card Security and Applications, 1997
Excel in Business: Number Crunching Power on the Apple Macintosh
Using Supercalc 5, 1989
5 May
5 May
10:27 a.m.
On 5/4/2015 5:45 PM, Richard Loken wrote:
Hi computer fans,
I have been asked to dispose of the VMS version 5 documentation set in my
office. This consists of 40 grey binders and all their contents.
They are located in Alberta Canada.
This is a large and heavy load with or without the binders. But who knows,
maybe somebody out there wants such an artifact?
I also have some spare boards and other parts for a VAX 4000 Model 500 if
anybody has an interest in such things. They are smaller and lighter than
the doc set.
May I ask what boards and spare parts in general you have? I happen to have a nearly bare
BA440 chassis that could use some VAX 4000 parts. Or perhaps there is someone out there
that would like to combine their parts, your parts and my chassis to make a while VAX
4000?
I do not particularly need an(other) operating VAX and am willing to part with the chassis
if someone can use it. Unfortunately, it's pretty bare. I got it from a local guy
when I bought a MicroVAX 3100. He had sold a VAX 4000 Model 300 to someone and all they
wanted were the boards. So he stripped it as instructed and left the chassis. It needs a
fan, P/S, console panel, front door(s), storage pods and various cables. It's
basically a box with a backplane. It's available for pickup in the Cincinnati, Ohio
area, or perhaps a meet can be arranged within a few hours drive.
John H. Reinhardt
11:59 a.m.
Does it have the door on?
I'll actually be in Cincy on 5/16 with my girlfriend to attend a wedding of
one of her college friends ... maybe I could make something happen with
your chassis and Richard's boards ... OTOH, I promised my girl I wouldn't
take any more big stuff ... LOL ... I bet a 4000/300 could fit in the trunk
of a DTS.
Not promising anything but let me think about it :O
Best,
Sean
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:27 AM, John H. Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt at yahoo.com
wrote:
On 5/4/2015 5:45 PM, Richard Loken wrote:
Hi computer fans,
I have been asked to dispose of the VMS version 5 documentation set in my
office. This consists of 40 grey binders and all their contents.
They are located in Alberta Canada.
This is a large and heavy load with or without the binders. But who
knows,
maybe somebody out there wants such an artifact?
I also have some spare boards and other parts for a VAX 4000 Model 500 if
anybody has an interest in such things. They are smaller and lighter than
the doc set.
May I ask what boards and spare parts in general you have? I happen to
have a nearly bare BA440 chassis that could use some VAX 4000 parts. Or
perhaps there is someone out there that would like to combine their parts,
your parts and my chassis to make a while VAX 4000?
I do not particularly need an(other) operating VAX and am willing to part
with the chassis if someone can use it. Unfortunately, it's pretty bare.
I got it from a local guy when I bought a MicroVAX 3100. He had sold a VAX
4000 Model 300 to someone and all they wanted were the boards. So he
stripped it as instructed and left the chassis. It needs a fan, P/S,
console panel, front door(s), storage pods and various cables. It's
basically a box with a backplane. It's available for pickup in the
Cincinnati, Ohio area, or perhaps a meet can be arranged within a few hours
drive.
John H. Reinhardt
6 May
6 May
3:18 a.m.
On 5/5/2015 11:59 AM, Sean Caron wrote:
Does it have the door on?
I'll actually be in Cincy on 5/16 with my girlfriend to attend a wedding of
one of her college friends ... maybe I could make something happen with
your chassis and Richard's boards ... OTOH, I promised my girl I wouldn't
take any more big stuff ... LOL ... I bet a 4000/300 could fit in the trunk
of a DTS.
Not promising anything but let me think about it :O
Best,
Sean
Well, that's rotten timing. I'm going to be out of town 5/14 - 5/19.
But no door. It's a rather sad box now. Here is a picture
<https://flic.kr/p/kMkW82>
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