8 Mar
2007
8 Mar
'07
4:32 a.m.
For the record a PDP 11/04 is on offer at:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Vintage/auction-90878548.htm
I seem to recall that comment on the list has been that these machines are
fairly easily obtained. And there's the *slight* drawback for anyone who's
interested that it's pick-up only!
Cheers,
Peter
8 Mar
8 Mar
9:02 a.m.
In article <000401c76164$bbed8d80$0201010a at phatboy>,
"Peter Walker" <walkerpa at ihug.co.nz> writes:
For the record a PDP 11/04 is on offer at:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Vintage/auction-90878548.htm
I seem to recall that comment on the list has been that these machines are
fairly easily obtained. And there's the *slight* drawback for anyone who's
interested that it's pick-up only!
It includes a VT-52 and *that* sure as hell isn't easily obtained.
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10:16 a.m.
In article <003201c7618e$24edc100$6600a8c0 at BILLING>,
"Jay West" <jwest at classiccmp.org> writes:
Richard wrote...
Description sez:
VT52 sold "as-is". Its old and beat up, doesn't boot.
ESCape key is MIA.
I think my original statement still stands...
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It includes a VT-52 and *that* sure as hell
isn't easily obtained.
There's one on ebay right now (a VT52). 
1:10 p.m.
On Mar 8, 2007, at 4:32 AM, Peter Walker wrote:
For the record a PDP 11/04 is on offer at:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Vintage/auction-90878548.htm
I seem to recall that comment on the list has been that these
machines are
fairly easily obtained. And there's the *slight* drawback for
anyone who's
interested that it's pick-up only!
There's a BIG tendency amongst people on this list to insist,
loudly, that something is "not rare" or "easily obtained" because:
- that person obtained one easily, once
- they saw one on eBay, once
- that person simply owns one
- they are, or once were, common where that person lives
Having moved from the Washington DC area down to Florida a few
years ago, I can tell you from frustrating first-hand experience that
the availability of stuff like this is highly geographically-
influenced. Up in DC I even had neighbors who had PDP-11s. Down
here, I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of PDP-11s in Florida
are in my house.
Being absolutely starved for "new to me" PDP-11 equipment for the
past five years since I moved to Florida, I'm about ready to SWIM to
New Zealand to get that 11/04 with all of its glorious RK05 drives.
Or even just the RK05 drives, for that matter!
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
1:32 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
There's a BIG tendency amongst people on this
list to insist, loudly,
that something is "not rare" or "easily obtained" because:
- that person obtained one easily, once
- they saw one on eBay, once
- that person simply owns one
- they are, or once were, common where that person lives
very nicely summarised! :)
I tend to put "in my experience" qualifiers on things for those reasons - in
particular geographical location tends to play a *big* part in the
availability of items.
1:55 p.m.
In article <905D5983-8E0B-4E99-92AC-0A99247855BE at neurotica.com>,
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes:
Being absolutely starved for "new to me"
PDP-11 equipment for the
past five years since I moved to Florida, I'm about ready to SWIM to
New Zealand to get that 11/04 with all of its glorious RK05 drives.
Or even just the RK05 drives, for that matter!
If you do and don't want the VT52, I'll buy it :)
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3:40 p.m.
On Mar 8, 2007, at 1:55 PM, Richard wrote:
You're just a terminal-obsessed freak, and you know it! ;)
I'm a good swimmer, but not THAT good.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Being
absolutely starved for "new to me" PDP-11 equipment for the
past five years since I moved to Florida, I'm about ready to SWIM to
New Zealand to get that 11/04 with all of its glorious RK05 drives.
Or even just the RK05 drives, for that matter!
If you do and don't want the VT52, I'll buy it :)
4:09 p.m.
In article <268C57B0-5CDE-453C-A7DF-8FEE2977757C at neurotica.com>,
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> writes:
I've had my eye out for a VT52 for quite a while now...
If you do and
don't want the VT52, I'll buy it :)
You're just a terminal-obsessed freak, and you know it! ;) I'm a good swimmer, but not THAT good.
Yeah, if that were offered anywhere in the US, I'd be seriously
considering it. Then again, so would probably a bunch of other people
from this list just bidding against me :-). I wonder
what it would
take to arrange a 3rd party shipper?
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4:35 p.m.
I'm a
good swimmer, but not THAT good.
Yeah, if that were offered anywhere in the US,
I'd be seriously
considering it. Then again, so would probably a bunch of other people
from this list just bidding against me :-). I wonder what it would
take to arrange a 3rd party shipper? 
4:44 p.m.
If you do and
don't want the VT52, I'll buy it :)
You're just a terminal-obsessed freak, and you know it! ;)
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