5 May
2000
5 May
'00
11:51 a.m.
Ok, i finally found the guy at his office (we work for the same department
here at the university ;) and had a chat. Looks liek he might try to get
me the pdp8/e cpu (without any boards) and the boards if he can find the
box that they are in.
This leaves 2 RK05's and a Dectape unit.. is anyone willing to pay a
reasonable amount, AND pick this stuff up in minneapolis, AND do it
pretty quickly? I know Dectape units are worth about $1000, so this
is a worthwile thing to get if you have teh space for it (the curse
of working for the university, is that they dont pay me enough to
be able to afford the space for all thsi stuff)...
If you want this, speak up and i'll go see what i can arrange with
him. i want the cpu, and boards if they are found (my 8/e has no
interface boards, and front panel is damaged, and power cable is
cut, as you might recall...)
-Lawrence LeMay
6 May
6 May
2:49 p.m.
So THATS why you didn,t get back to me about a trade for the DECtape drive.
Now you want a grand for it. Interesting how one person says a TU56 is worth a
$1000 and now its law. Its only worth $1000 if someone pays you a $1000. Good
luck...
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
Ok, i finally found the guy at his office (we work for
the same department
here at the university ;) and had a chat. Looks liek he might try to get
me the pdp8/e cpu (without any boards) and the boards if he can find the
box that they are in.
This leaves 2 RK05's and a Dectape unit.. is anyone willing to pay a
reasonable amount, AND pick this stuff up in minneapolis, AND do it
pretty quickly? I know Dectape units are worth about $1000, so this
is a worthwile thing to get if you have teh space for it (the curse
of working for the university, is that they dont pay me enough to
be able to afford the space for all thsi stuff)...
If you want this, speak up and i'll go see what i can arrange with
him. i want the cpu, and boards if they are found (my 8/e has no
interface boards, and front panel is damaged, and power cable is
cut, as you might recall...)
-Lawrence LeMay
5 May
5 May
4:30 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Roth <broth(a)heathers.stdio.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: PDP8/E peripherals
So THATS why you didn,t get back to me about a trade
for the DECtape
drive.
Now you want a grand for it. Interesting how one
person says a TU56 is
worth a
$1000 and now its law. Its only worth $1000 if someone
pays you a $1000.
Good
luck...
Last year Chuck McManis(sp) posted that the going rate for a TU56 was $1000.
I get *considerably* more for them. They *are* rare and collectors *really*
like them (yuck). If you can get one running then you really have *gold*. I
have never seen one go on eBay before but I would hate to see it's value in
eBay $$$$!
Lawrence shouldn't have any problems getting at *least* a $1000 for a TU56.
If he's getting any less then he needs to contact me ;-)
http://www.pdp8.com/
john
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
> Ok, i finally found the guy at his office (we work for the same
department
here at the
university ;) and had a chat. Looks liek he might try to get
me the pdp8/e cpu (without any boards) and the boards if he can find the
box that they are in.
This leaves 2 RK05's and a Dectape unit.. is anyone willing to pay a
reasonable amount, AND pick this stuff up in minneapolis, AND do it
pretty quickly? I know Dectape units are worth about $1000, so this
is a worthwile thing to get if you have teh space for it (the curse
of working for the university, is that they dont pay me enough to
be able to afford the space for all thsi stuff)...
If you want this, speak up and i'll go see what i can arrange with
him. i want the cpu, and boards if they are found (my 8/e has no
interface boards, and front panel is damaged, and power cable is
cut, as you might recall...)
-Lawrence LeMay
6 May
6 May
3:31 p.m.
No, what he needs to do is not offer to trade with someone and then put it up
for sale. I'm not disputing its value.
And sometimes it IS like collecting old cars. You can pay big bucks for the
parts at a flea market or find a complete perfectly restorable condition car in
someones garage for the price of a tow. I found an almost perfect 1971 H.O.
Trans Am in the junkyard once for $900 that only had 2100 miles on it.
John, as you told me once, this stuff is out there. You just have to be creative
in your search and yes, most of it is free to whoever hauls it away.
Brian.
Brian.
johnb wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Roth <broth(a)heathers.stdio.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: PDP8/E peripherals
So THATS why you didn,t get back to me about a
trade for the DECtape
drive.
Now you want a grand for it. Interesting how one
person says a TU56 is
worth a
$1000 and now its law. Its only worth $1000 if
someone pays you a $1000.
Good
luck...
Last year Chuck McManis(sp) posted that the going rate for a TU56 was $1000.
I get *considerably* more for them. They *are* rare and collectors *really*
like them (yuck). If you can get one running then you really have *gold*. I
have never seen one go on eBay before but I would hate to see it's value in
eBay $$$$!
Lawrence shouldn't have any problems getting at *least* a $1000 for a TU56.
If he's getting any less then he needs to contact me ;-)
http://www.pdp8.com/
john
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
> Ok, i finally found the guy at his office (we work for the same
department
> > here at the university ;) and had a chat. Looks liek he might try to get
> > me the pdp8/e cpu (without any boards) and the boards if he can find the
> > box that they are in.
> >
> > This leaves 2 RK05's and a Dectape unit.. is anyone willing to pay a
> > reasonable amount, AND pick this stuff up in minneapolis, AND do it
> > pretty quickly? I know Dectape units are worth about $1000, so this
> > is a worthwile thing to get if you have teh space for it (the curse
> > of working for the university, is that they dont pay me enough to
> > be able to afford the space for all thsi stuff)...
> >
> > If you want this, speak up and i'll go see what i can arrange with
> > him. i want the cpu, and boards if they are found (my 8/e has no
> > interface boards, and front panel is damaged, and power cable is
> > cut, as you might recall...)
> >
> > -Lawrence LeMay
>
>
5 May
5 May
5:11 p.m.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Roth <broth(a)heathers.stdio.com>
> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: PDP8/E peripherals
>
> > So THATS why you didn,t get back to me about a trade for the DECtape
> drive.
> > Now you want a grand for it. Interesting how one person says a TU56 is
> worth a
> > $1000 and now its law. Its only worth $1000 if someone pays you a $1000.
> Good
> > luck...
> >
No, no... Geez, this is what I get for taking an hour off from the internet
to watch Greed. Those are completely separate things. Yes, i actually
located 2 completely separate dectape units within about a 2 week period.
The one that is gutted, I have a few pieces from. For those, i'd like to
trade them for something I can use. For the intact one that is probably
worth $1000, i'm NOT picking it up, and if someone local wants to offer
the person who is trying to sell this stuff some money (not necessarily
$1000, I bet half that or even less would probably do if you came to
pick it up) then you might just get the peripheral that you've been dreaming
of having...
>
> Last year Chuck McManis(sp) posted that the going rate for a TU56 was $1000.
> I get *considerably* more for them. They *are* rare and collectors *really*
> like them (yuck). If you can get one running then you really have *gold*. I
> have never seen one go on eBay before but I would hate to see it's value in
> eBay $$$$!
>
> Lawrence shouldn't have any problems getting at *least* a $1000 for a TU56.
> If he's getting any less then he needs to contact me ;-)
Unfortunately all I have are the motors (3 of the 4), the front plastic
panel, the front switches (2 units). And mixed in with other cards I
obtained at the same time, I also have all the flip-chips that were in the
unit. Oh, and the two read/write heads and the tape guides. If I had a system
based on a Dectape (i'm assuming i'll be aiming for a rx02 and decpack
system config) and if someone else came across a gutted dectape unit, i
would be glad that they took the time to scavenge parts that they dont
need in order to help me out. Thats just the way i'm looking at it.
I know many of you have been in the same boat i'm in. I offer stuff
occasionally and irregularily as I come across it, and all I end up with
is wasting a lot of my time and effort, while someone else gets the stuff
and I just get compensated for shipping costs (and not effort). And no,
i'm not looking for a little more cash, if i want a few more dollars
I can save a few dollars easily enough. There is satisfaction in seeing
others get what they've been looking for, but there is also satisfaction
gained by getting the items you yourself are looking for. Its that last
piece of the puzzle i'm attempting to figure out ;)
http://www.pdp8.com/
john
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
> Ok, i finally found the guy at his office (we work for the same
department
> > here at the university ;) and had a chat. Looks liek he might try to get
> > me the pdp8/e cpu (without any boards) and the boards if he can find the
> > box that they are in.
> >
> > This leaves 2 RK05's and a Dectape unit.. is anyone willing to pay a
> > reasonable amount, AND pick this stuff up in minneapolis, AND do it
> > pretty quickly? I know Dectape units are worth about $1000, so this
> > is a worthwile thing to get if you have teh space for it (the curse
> > of working for the university, is that they dont pay me enough to
> > be able to afford the space for all thsi stuff)...
> >
> > If you want this, speak up and i'll go see what i can arrange with
> > him. i want the cpu, and boards if they are found (my 8/e has no
> > interface boards, and front panel is damaged, and power cable is
> > cut, as you might recall...)
> >
> > -Lawrence LeMay
> 
8:42 p.m.
And sometimes it IS like collecting old cars. You can
pay big bucks for the
parts at a flea market or find a complete perfectly restorable condition
car in
someones garage for the price of a tow. I found an almost perfect 1971 H.O.
Trans Am in the junkyard once for $900 that only had 2100 miles on it.
How big of a piece did you get?
7 May
7 May
3:38 a.m.
I drove it home.
Mike Ford wrote:
And sometimes
it IS like collecting old cars. You can pay big bucks for the
parts at a flea market or find a complete perfectly restorable condition
car in
someones garage for the price of a tow. I found an almost perfect 1971 H.O.
Trans Am in the junkyard once for $900 that only had 2100 miles on it.
How big of a piece did you get?
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