28 Mar
2003
28 Mar
'03
3:13 p.m.
Hi,
Joe Moir from Boston just did the ultimate sell off of his VAX11 gear.
Boy the stuff went for $50 per box. An 11/780, 11/785, and an 11/795,
ahem, 8650. The were all in ugly parted out shape, but significant
sources for spares. I now have an 11/785 backplane, and since my 11/780
doesn't work properly anyway, I can just as well start converting it.
I almost had all three of those, but a fellow with ebay name "rtlacy"
had made a little more decisive bids on them.
Now I wonder, just in case, is anyone of you out in the Boston area,
just in case?
regards,
-Gunther
28 Mar
28 Mar
5:32 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Joe Moir from Boston just did the ultimate sell off of
his VAX11 gear.
Boy the stuff went for $50 per box. An 11/780, 11/785, and an 11/795,
ahem, 8650. The were all in ugly parted out shape, but significant
sources for spares. I now have an 11/785 backplane, and since my 11/780
doesn't work properly anyway, I can just as well start converting it.
*Sigh*
So we have another bunch of machines that will never run again, just
because someone figured he could make more money by selling them off in
pieces.
Oh well, since we're at it: does anyone have 64MB or 16MB boards for an
86x0 machine? I'd sure love some.
Johnny
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
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5:58 p.m.
Johnny Billquist wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Nono, you got that message wrong. Joe Moir was in the parts reselling
business and he didn't have too bad prices and it does come in handy
if you just need a few boards replaced. Anyway, he had now been selling
off 3 big machines, which I think is nice (although it gets me worried
he might leave the business.)
If you can find out who this "rtlacy" guy is -- he must be one of us,
as he's been collecting a bunch of DEC parts -- then you could ask him
for the 8650 RAM boards. Well, now that I think about it, he could
also be a DEC reseller with some local market (he hasn't been selling
parts on ebay, largely a buyer's profile.
regards,
-Gunther
Joe Moir from Boston just did the ultimate sell
off of his VAX11 gear.
Boy the stuff went for $50 per box. An 11/780, 11/785, and an 11/795,
ahem, 8650. The were all in ugly parted out shape, but significant
sources for spares. I now have an 11/785 backplane, and since my 11/780
doesn't work properly anyway, I can just as well start converting it.
*Sigh*
So we have another bunch of machines that will never run again, just
because someone figured he could make more money by selling them off in
pieces.
Oh well, since we're at it: does anyone have 64MB or 16MB boards for an
86x0 machine? I'd sure love some.
6:03 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Johnny Billquist wrote:
Ah. Then I apologize (even if he don't see this). If he already have them
in parts, and his prices are reasonable, then he's a valuable resource.
*Sigh*
So we have another bunch of machines that will never run again, just
because someone figured he could make more money by selling them off in
pieces.
Oh well, since we're at it: does anyone have 64MB or 16MB boards for an
86x0 machine? I'd sure love some.
Nono, you got that message wrong. Joe Moir was in the parts reselling
business and he didn't have too bad prices and it does come in handy
if you just need a few boards replaced. Anyway, he had now been selling
off 3 big machines, which I think is nice (although it gets me worried
he might leave the business.) If you can find out who this "rtlacy" guy is
-- he must be one of us,
as he's been collecting a bunch of DEC parts -- then you could ask him
for the 8650 RAM boards. Well, now that I think about it, he could
also be a DEC reseller with some local market (he hasn't been selling
parts on ebay, largely a buyer's profile.
I very seldom visit eBay, since I think it's in general a bad place for
keeping hardware running.
Just makes me depressed looking at that site.
Johnny
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)update.uu.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
6:07 p.m.
Johnny Billquist wrote:
I very seldom visit eBay, since I think it's in
general a bad place for
keeping hardware running.
Just makes me depressed looking at that site.
Then where do you get your parts from? You must be lucky or just
more patient than I am to get by without ebay.
-Gunther
--
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Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine
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6:10 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Johnny Billquist wrote:
Patient, I guess. I've saved junk from companies for the last 15 years or
so by now.
Johnny
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)update.uu.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
I very seldom visit eBay, since I think it's
in general a bad place for
keeping hardware running.
Just makes me depressed looking at that site.
Then where do you get your parts from? You must be lucky or just
more patient than I am to get by without ebay. 
6:46 p.m.
I'm of the opinion that in the case of great old hardware,
it's worthwhile to get it off ePay if just to save it from
a fate that would be far worse...
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From: "Johnny Billquist" <bqt(a)update.uu.se>
To: "Gunther Schadow" <gunther(a)aurora.regenstrief.org>
Cc: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>rg>; "port-vax" <port-vax(a)netbsd.org>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: Vaxen vultures on ebay ... and is "rtlacy" here?
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Johnny Billquist wrote:
Patient, I guess. I've saved junk from companies for the last 15 years or
so by now.
Johnny
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)update.uu.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol I very seldom visit eBay, since I think it's
in general a bad place for
keeping hardware running.
Just makes me depressed looking at that site.
Then where do you get your parts from? You must be lucky or just
more patient than I am to get by without ebay.
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