7 Dec
1999
7 Dec
'99
5:54 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: Busting CRTs (was Re: Gold price was: Re: ebay feedback)
Do you know how many of those week lost at Queens Park?? One guy in my
department nailed CRTs 2 in one week... You never forget that "hissing"
sound that comes out of the unit... then the expression on the person
working on it. The SEs also had those bad hard drives... the Principal
Secretary actually had a large screw driver next to his SE... Every time the
drive wouldn't spin up he would beat the crap out of it. Apple came down and
they agreed to replace all the flaky hard drives free immediately.
Entire legislative assembly had those things everywhere. I was visiting one
MPP (member of provincial parliament) and will never forget what he did.He
hated the SE so much that he actually asked me "how do I get a new real
computer?".. I told him the only way was if this one broke. .. Well, in
front of me he pushed it off his desk and hoped that it would smash when it
hit the floor. It didn't break so I decided to help him out and offered to
bring it back to my department and have one of our Junior Programmers put a
new drive in it. He then yelled out in the hallway "Someone trip Bordnik!
He's got my computer and I don't want that piece of shit back.".
Good times.
john
http://www.pdp8.com
--- Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> wrote:
> You can safely let the air in (or vacuum out) of a CRT by breaking the
> "tit" on the back end of the CRT where the air was evacuated. It may be
> covered by the plug for the electrical connections. If it is then just
> break the plug off. The glass is very thin there and I've seen may
people
> just use a karate chop motion with almost any
metal object to break the
end
of the tit
off. That will let the air in and the rest of the tube stays
intact.
I just did that accidentally to a Mac SE. :-( I was trying to remove a
cable from the innards and my hand slipped and wacked the board on the
back of the CRT and skewed it far enough to bust that little tit. Now I
have *more* spare Mac parts.
-ethan
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8 Dec
8 Dec
3:19 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western states. Fully equipped
I hear. I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
3:33 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome Fine <jhfine(a)idirect.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 7:19 AM
Subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western states.
Which specific state ?
Fully equipped I hear.
I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
If it's near by, i woudl think about it ...
cheers,
emanuel
7:43 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
Jerome wrote:
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western states.
Fully equipped
I hear. I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
I've arguably got too many already, but if it's in northern California
I suppose I might be interested. Do you have any more information?
Cheers,
Eric
6:09 p.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
Eric Smith wrote:
Jerome wrote:
Jerome Fine replies:
I picked one reply at random - I am not responding just to Eric!
I believe that I have a bit more detail. It is supposed to be in New Mexico
south of Albuquerque (did I spell it correctly?). Does anyone who inquired -
there were at least 10 e-mails (both private and on the list) live close enough
to want this piece of history?
Please contact me again if you are still interested. I am also informed that
there are quite a few drives and tapes, but that will need to be confirmed.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western
states. Fully equipped
I hear. I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
I've
arguably got too many already, but if it's in northern California
I suppose I might be interested. Do you have any more information? 
9:34 p.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
Eric Smith wrote:
Jerome wrote:
Lucky you ! Greedy fellow ! 8-)
e.
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I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western
states. Fully equipped
I hear. I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
I've arguably got too many already, but if it's in northern California
I suppose I might be interested. Do you have any more information? 
8:29 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, Jerome Fine wrote:
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western states.
Fully equipped
I hear. I doubt that anyone would want to rescue it - there have been
too many around. But, just in case. It should be in working condition.
Too many around?!
Argh. I need to move to the west coast. I'm in the DC area, and have been
[sporadically] looking for an 11/70 for ages.
Yes, I'm a whiner. ;)
-Dave McGuire
8:41 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
Jerome Fine wrote:
I have a lead on a PDP-11/70 in the western states.
[...] I doubt that
anyone would want to rescue it - there have been too many around.
Dave McGuire <mcguire(a)neurotica.com> wrote:
Too many around?!
Argh. I need to move to the west coast. I'm in the DC area, and have been
[sporadically] looking for an 11/70 for ages.
I didn't think I was ever going to find one, when one day (surprise!) there
was a lot of seven of them available. My bid of $3500 was barely sufficient,
and I've spent over $700 to transport them to storage and $480/month to store
store them until I find homes for the extras.
So I've got extras out here in California, but they ain't cheap.
7:43 p.m.
New subject: PDP-11/70 for Scrap
Too many around?!
Argh. I need to move to the west coast. I'm in the DC area, and have been
[sporadically] looking for an 11/70 for ages.
You wouldn't like it, must have been 65 degrees outside today. I had to
wear one of my "winter" T shirts. OTOH a friend just tipped me to an old
DEC service guy who might need who knows what "hauled" away....
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