I have a VAX 6400 that I don't want anymore - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

16 Mar 2005

I know that it's not a desktop.
I have seen VAX installations as big as a semi trailer, and then I've seen the desk
sized ones.

So far I have limited my collection to "hobbyist" classics like my Altair and
H8.
But a "business" machine like a VAX could be cute too.
Especially if it has a front panel with lots of lights and switches ?

I tried to find photos on the web, but no quick success.

Thanks,
-Rob

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Zane H. Healy
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:22 PM
To: 9000 VAX; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-TopicPosts
Subject: Re: I have a VAX 6400 that I don't want anymore

At 12:21 PM -0500 3/16/05, 9000 VAX wrote:
...
 On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38:33 -0600, Kapteyn, Rob
<kapteynr at cboe.com> wrote:
   I am really close to this and I have storage
space, but I don't 
know exactly what the 6400 is.
  I worked with an 11/780 in college, and that's too big for me to handle.
  A desk sized VAX (like a microVAX) would be fun to play with. 
It is desk size, if you lay it down. It is narrow and tall, but the
volume is similar to that of a desk. 
Somehow I think he meant desktop sized :^)  Unless of course he's 
planning to get a pair of BA123's or BA23's and put piece of plywood 
on top to use them as a desk :^)

		Zane

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