The big win, though, was a fully loaded (SCSI drives, 4 x MS440 and TSZ07) VAX 4000-710. I would have thought it was an Alpha box, but unless the sun was in my eyes, it says "VAX 4000" on one name plate on one end, and "Model 710" on a name plate on the other end. It's still in the back of my station wagon, so I haven't even fired it up. From the stickers on the devices, it's running UNIX (/dev/whatever on all the disks and tape drives).

Just dropped by the Uni Surplus for their grand unveiling... Open one day a week now, with inventory soon to appear on the web. Got a PowerMac 7200/90 for $10, just to get cables and accessories with it (needed a AV adapter for my 6100/60av). Also got a nice Barco monitor, c. 1989. Will go great with an old Amiga. The big win, though, was a fully loaded (SCSI drives, 4 x MS440 and TSZ07) VAX 4000-710. I would have thought it was an Alpha box, but unless the sun was in my eyes, it says "VAX 4000" on one name plate on one end, and "Model 710" on a name plate on the other end. It's still in the back of my station wagon, so I haven't even fired it up. From the stickers on the devices, it's running UNIX (/dev/whatever on all the disks and tape drives). I bought it without powering it on because a) I wanted the TSZ07 and it was cheaper than the shipping alone, and b) they don't have a 20A plug at the surplus barn (the one with the blades like (- |) not the usual (| |) for a 15A plug). I only found a few hits for it while googling. Any good resources for a box that new? I figure I'll get it home, stick a VT220 on it and go from there. Yes, I have MMJ cables to plug into the console port. If I decide to keep it, I'll want to think about OpenVMS on it. There's nothing magical about modern DEC Unix that makes it special to me. If I want Unix, I'll go with *BSD or Solaris on beefy hardware. Ultrix only in special cases. -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com