27 Jun
2001
27 Jun
'01
3:37 a.m.
Well, I haven't had a chance to call the other place yet.... But the
blinkenlights minis I have are a DG Nova 1210, 2 DG Eclipse S230's, DEC
PDP-8/i, HP 1000-E, 2 Interdata 7/32's (soon to be one, as one is being
traded), 2 TI 990/5's, and a Varian 620-L/100... Now I suppose I need to
find a Modcomp, a Microdata, a CDC, a Prime, a Basic Four, a Bytronix, a
Keronix, a Univac, a Cincinatti Milacron, a ROLM, and other manufacturers I
can't remember.. I'm trying to have as many manufacturers represented as
possible : )
Will J
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28 Jun
28 Jun
3:18 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:37:31 -0600 Will Jennings
<xds_sigma7(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Now I suppose I need to
find a Modcomp,
I saw a Modcomp front panel just the other day. Very nice
looking bit of kit, but it wasn't wired up to anything, so
no blinkenlights.
a Microdata, a CDC, a Prime, a Basic Four, a Bytronix,
a
Now a Prime would be nice, but the one I used 1981-85 at
Westfield College, London, was a P750 with (as far as I'm
aware) no lights or switches. Apart from the reset button,
which nearly got pressed by a visitor on a machine room
tour!
--
John Honniball
Email: John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk
University of the West of England
1 Jul
1 Jul
5:29 p.m.
New subject: Scrapyard finds
I went to a grandpa-of-a-friend-of-a-friend's scrapyard Saturday.
It was one of those disappointing wish-you-were-here-a-month-ago
visits. Yes, the guy did have a bunch of Univac stuff. The key
word here is 'did'. About a month ago, he loaded it onto 16
pallets and sold it to some people "from China". He said some of
it was "never taken out of its original crate". Please give me a
second to cause bodily harm to myself. :-(
The first cool thing I found was a set of old air traffic control
radar stations. They had been out there a *while* and weren't in
good condition at all, but they were cool to look at.
I found the twisted remnants of what was apparently an old Four
Phase switches-and-blinkenlights mini. It looked like it had been
out there for several years also. Underneath the layer of grime,
the central processor (about the same size as a BA11 box) seemed
mostly intact except for a missing faceplate. Anyone know what set
of computers this could be? Even though it's hosed, is it a rare
enough find that I should buy it and salvage what I can?
Next find was called a Raytheon 703 Central Processor. It looks
like it has light-up pushbuttons instead of LED/lamps and switches.
From the lights it looks like it has a 16-bit word size
and 15-bit
addresses. Anyone know what this is? It looks to be in decent
condition. Should I pick it up?
I found several highly OEM PDP-11 systems that looked like they
were some kind of radar controller computer. Unfortunately, the
cabinets looked like they had been picked up by the nearby crane
and dropped to their present location (i.e., smashed to hell).
I'll investigate further when I can bring a can of bug spray to
take out the integrated hornet nests.
Final find was a set of MicroPDP-11 BA23s, in various states from
complete to completely stripped.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
2 Jul
2 Jul
11:43 a.m.
New subject: Scrapyard finds
Ohhh, and RCA 703 eh?
I've been after an RCA 704 for a long while, for no good reason.
Personally, I'd jump on the 703 in a heartbeat. What kind of shape is
it in?
"Jeffrey S. Sharp" wrote:
I went to a grandpa-of-a-friend-of-a-friend's
scrapyard Saturday.
It was one of those disappointing wish-you-were-here-a-month-ago
visits. Yes, the guy did have a bunch of Univac stuff. The key
word here is 'did'. About a month ago, he loaded it onto 16
pallets and sold it to some people "from China". He said some of
it was "never taken out of its original crate". Please give me a
second to cause bodily harm to myself. :-(
The first cool thing I found was a set of old air traffic control
radar stations. They had been out there a *while* and weren't in
good condition at all, but they were cool to look at.
I found the twisted remnants of what was apparently an old Four
Phase switches-and-blinkenlights mini. It looked like it had been
out there for several years also. Underneath the layer of grime,
the central processor (about the same size as a BA11 box) seemed
mostly intact except for a missing faceplate. Anyone know what set
of computers this could be? Even though it's hosed, is it a rare
enough find that I should buy it and salvage what I can?
Next find was called a Raytheon 703 Central Processor. It looks
like it has light-up pushbuttons instead of LED/lamps and switches.
From the lights it looks like it has a 16-bit word
size and 15-bit
addresses. Anyone know what this is? It looks to be in decent
condition. Should I pick it up?
I found several highly OEM PDP-11 systems that looked like they
were some kind of radar controller computer. Unfortunately, the
cabinets looked like they had been picked up by the nearby crane
and dropped to their present location (i.e., smashed to hell).
I'll investigate further when I can bring a can of bug spray to
take out the integrated hornet nests.
Final find was a set of MicroPDP-11 BA23s, in various states from
complete to completely stripped.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
2:41 p.m.
New subject: Scrapyard finds
Quoting Bob Shannon <bshannon(a)tiac.net>et>:
Ohhh, and RCA 703 eh?
Raytheon == RCA?
What kind of shape is it in?
It looked clean. That and number of address and data lights were
the only things I got to before I was attacked by more hornets.
I'm going back in a few days with a little cash, bug spray, tools,
and a camera.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
3 Jul
3 Jul
3:37 p.m.
New subject: Scrapyard finds
Correction, I was thinking Raytheon.
I have no idea why I wrote RCA.
"Jeffrey S. Sharp" wrote:
Quoting Bob Shannon <bshannon(a)tiac.net>et>:
What little I know about the Raytheon 704 was back when I was in high
school
I was loaded a Raytheon 704 manual for a few days. The 704 just has a
sort
of look to it. I imagine a 703 is similar.
If your not interested in the machine yourself, where is it located, and
what might
it cost to acquire?
Ohhh, and RCA 703 eh?
Raytheon == RCA?
What kind of shape is it in?
It looked clean. That and number of address and data lights were
the only things I got to before I was attacked by more hornets.
I'm going back in a few days with a little cash, bug spray, tools,
and a camera.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
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