22 Jan
2010
22 Jan
'10
1:51 p.m.
Hi all,
Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in *one lot*,
and that's what the end of February deadline applies to. If I haven't
received an acceptable offer by then, then I will certainly consider
selling individual pieces... Please ping me after the end of February
if you are interested in individual pieces.
Hope that clarifies things :-)
Cheers,
-RK
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From root Wed Jan 20 16:14:46 2010
Subject: Museum for sale
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:14:46 -0500 (EST)
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I am selling the pdp12.org museum. Major pieces include:
PDP-12
PDP-8/L
PDP-8/I
PDP-8/E (3)
PDP-8/F
PDP-8/M (2)
7 H960 cabinets
1100+ spare modules (1000+ single, rest dual and quad)
Shelves for modules
Dual TU56 drive
3 x 8" floppy drives
40+ square feet of parts drawers (TTL, discretes, other semis, connectors, etc)
8 linear feet+ of documentation
100+ DEC handbooks
100+ 8" floppies
DECCassette unit
Several expansion chassis (some empty, some with full card sets)
Paper tapes
Drawings
plus a ton more stuff
I'll be entertaining serious offers until the end of February.
Shipping would be on a local pickup basis -- I will be available for
up to 5 days get it packed up and loaded onto your truck.
If you need a more detailed inventory, send me an email; I'm working
on putting everything together. Due to the sheer volume of stuff, it
will be almost impossible to be 100% accurate (except for the big
things, of course :-))
The pdp12.org website is back up for a few days to allow browsing.
The 11/20, 11/R20, ML11, are sold. The pdp12.org address can be
included if you like.
--
Robert Krten
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Robert Krten
4:59 p.m.
And it's kind of rude to call his statement "dumb".
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Evan Koblentz [evan at snarc.net]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Museum for sale
Hi all,
Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in *one lot*
Nice collection, but it's kind of dumb to call it a "museum".
5:04 p.m.
The website is the museum
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> wrote:
And it's kind of rude to call his statement
"dumb".
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On
Behalf Of Evan Koblentz [evan at snarc.net]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Museum for sale
Hi all,
Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in *one
lot*
Nice collection, but it's kind of dumb to call it a "museum".
6:25 p.m.
My dictionary says a museum is "A building used for storing and exhibition
of objects...". Not much exhibiting going on in this "museum". I think a
museum is only a museum if the public can go there and see the physical
objects. I don't think a web site can be a museum, unless the "objects" are
software or other purely digital artefacts.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Joe Giliberti
Sent: 22 January 2010 17:04
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Museum for sale
The website is the museum
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> wrote:
And it's kind of rude to call his statement
"dumb".
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On
Behalf Of Evan Koblentz [evan at snarc.net]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:22 AM
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Museum for sale
> Hi all,
>
> Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in
*one
> lot*
>
> Nice collection, but it's kind of dumb to call it a "museum".
>
> 
7:13 p.m.
I couldn't agree more Ian, but consider the source.
Personally I think that this collection qualifies to be called a "Museum"
more than most. I'm really surprised that Robert is looking to let go of
all of this, he's put a lot of effort into building this collection/museum.
It would be nice if this could go to a brick and mortor Museum.
Zane
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Ian King wrote:
And it's kind of rude to call his statement
"dumb".
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Evan Koblentz [evan at snarc.net]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:22 AM
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Museum for sale
Hi all,
Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in *one lot*
Nice collection, but it's kind of dumb to call it a "museum".
9:24 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Zane H. Healy wrote:
It would be nice if this could go to a brick and
mortor Museum.
I think that it would be great to leave a bequest to fund the creating of
the "Museum of bricks and mortars". Why do used bricks sell for so much
more than new bricks?
There should be a separate wing for the collection of military mortars,
although the two sections could have ongoing demonstrations and
competition.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
3:35 p.m.
Apparently, I was not clear :-) I'm hoping to
sell the museum in *one
lot*,
and that's what the end of February deadline applies to. If I haven't
received an acceptable offer by then, then I will certainly consider
selling individual pieces... Please ping me after the end of February
if you are interested in individual pieces.
Hope that clarifies things :-)
An idea of price would make it way more clear. Even because maybe it is
cheaper than most people think, and it would make your sale easier...
6:45 p.m.
On Friday 22 January 2010, Alexandre Souza - Listas wrote:
Indeed, in my head, adding up the value of the systems quickly brings me
to around US$20k. Finding someone who wants to spend that much on "old
computers" right now may be difficult...
Pat
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Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
Apparently, I
was not clear :-) I'm hoping to sell the museum in
*one lot*,
and that's what the end of February deadline applies to. If I
haven't received an acceptable offer by then, then I will certainly
consider selling individual pieces... Please ping me after the end
of February if you are interested in individual pieces.
Hope that clarifies things :-)
An idea of price would make it way more clear. Even because maybe
it is cheaper than most people think, and it would make your sale
easier...
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