4 Nov
2002
4 Nov
'02
9:14 a.m.
I managed to get a hold of a couple more of the UYK-20 computers. Several people on
this list have asked for one, unfortunately I have more requests than computers. Does
anyone have a suggestion about how to decide who gets one and who doesn't? Or any
suggestions about shipping? These are roughly 24" cube and weigh about 160 pounds.
I MAY be able to use a friends warehouse and strap them down to a pallet and wrap them
with stretch wrap. I don't have time/material/tools to make crates for them but from
the looks of them, they look like they'll survive anything. They're located near
Orlando Florida.
Joe
4 Nov
4 Nov
9:39 a.m.
New subject: MORE AN/UYK-20
I managed to get a hold of a couple more of the
UYK-20 computers.
Several people on this list have asked for one, unfortunately I have more
requests than computers.
Dice.
I MAY be able to use a
friends warehouse and strap them down to a pallet and wrap them with
stretch wrap.
This is probably the only real option. Even with the battleship nature of
these things, if just left as unprotected boxes, the shippers will
certainly find that one weak spot. If you go the pallet route, mix some
scrap cardbord with the shrinkwrap, and maybe some cardboard corners.
I don't have time/material/tools to make crates
for them
but from the looks of them, they look like they'll survive anything.
Too bad. I have more big wooden crates than the Pope.
They're located near Orlando Florida.
I am still very interested. If others that have asked are located
anywhere near Providence, New York, Chicago, and all points between, I
could possibly act as a distributor. Once the big warehouse project I am
in is completed (maybe 2 weeks), I have a Prime and a Stardent to move,
but then could possibly pick them up or accept delivery and eventually
get them to the new owners (provided they can wait).
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
9:09 p.m.
New subject: MORE AN/UYK-20
I am still interested, though it sounds like it'll cost me $100 < x < $175
to ship, (got a quote today for shipping on a 220lb printer from Chicago to
Steamboat Springs...) provided that Fortune smiles upon me.
Regards,
Chris Craft
On Monday 04 November 2002 08:40, William Donzelli wrote:
I managed
to get a hold of a couple more of the UYK-20 computers.
Several people on this list have asked for one, unfortunately I have more
requests than computers.
Dice.
I MAY be able to use a
friends warehouse and strap them down to a pallet and wrap them with
stretch wrap.
This is probably the only real option. Even with the battleship nature of
these things, if just left as unprotected boxes, the shippers will
certainly find that one weak spot. If you go the pallet route, mix some
scrap cardbord with the shrinkwrap, and maybe some cardboard corners.
I don't have time/material/tools to make
crates for them
but from the looks of them, they look like they'll survive anything.
Too bad. I have more big wooden crates than the Pope.
They're located near Orlando Florida.
I am still very interested. If others that have asked are located
anywhere near Providence, New York, Chicago, and all points between, I
could possibly act as a distributor. Once the big warehouse project I am
in is completed (maybe 2 weeks), I have a Prime and a Stardent to move,
but then could possibly pick them up or accept delivery and eventually
get them to the new owners (provided they can wait).
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org 
10:32 a.m.
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Joe wrote:
I managed to get a hold of a couple more of the
UYK-20 computers. Several
people on this list have asked for one, unfortunately I have more requests
than computers. Does anyone have a suggestion about how to decide who gets
one and who doesn't? Or any suggestions about shipping? These are roughly
24" cube and weigh about 160 pounds. I MAY be able to use a friends
warehouse and strap them down to a pallet and wrap them with stretch wrap.
I don't have time/material/tools to make crates for them but from the looks
of them, they look like they'll survive anything. They're located near
Orlando Florida.
Joe
I think the fairest method is random chance, write names on pieces of paper
and pick as many as you have CPUs
Of course some people may bail when they find out the shipping costs...
Peter Wallace
1:09 p.m.
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Joe wrote:
I managed to get a hold of a couple more of the
UYK-20 computers. Several people on this list have asked for one, unfortunately I have
more requests than computers. Does anyone have a suggestion about how to decide who gets
one and who doesn't? Or any suggestions about shipping? These are roughly 24"
cube and weigh about 160 pounds. I MAY be able to use a friends warehouse and strap them
down to a pallet and wrap them with stretch wrap. I don't have time/material/tools to
make crates for them but from the looks of them, they look like they'll survive
anything. They're located near Orlando Florida.
Make them available FOB your dock. That should winnow the field
considerably, and will moot the other questions.
Doc
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