14 Apr
2018
14 Apr
'18
7:43 p.m.
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
15 Apr
15 Apr
8:16 a.m.
Do you know the size/models of the Alpha systems? I want to make sure they will fit in my
car.
alan
On Apr 14, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
8:26 a.m.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eYVej7Sg7GSk9Mv72
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 8:16 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Do you know the size/models of the Alpha systems? I
want to make sure they
will fit in my car.
alan
On Apr 14, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire via
cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up
on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
1:58 p.m.
On 4/15/2018 10:26 AM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk wrote:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eYVej7Sg7GSk9Mv72
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 8:16 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Do you know the size/models of the Alpha systems? I want to make sure they
> will fit in my car.
>
> alan
>
>> On Apr 14, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>> 3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
>>
They look like Compaq DS20E's in desk side format. At first I thought they were
Alphaserver 800's which look similar, but the AS800 would DEC and too early for
Compaq. I wouldn't mind having one but I'm in Fort Worth, TX. I'll be
working in Seattle 4/25 - 5/2 but flying so I sure can't transport one. Packing one
securely would be a pain, but ground shipping would probably "only" run about
$100 or so.
10:44 a.m.
wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
?
In a message dated 4/15/2018 8:16:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
classiccmp.org writes:
?
029 IBM Keypunch
11:37 a.m.
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped. I
will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check out
their condition.
alan
wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
bill
11:59 a.m.
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
12:10 p.m.
Yea, ?the Alphas? are ?cool, ?but ?what ?we would like is a full size ?card punch we ?can
sit a ?kid in front of and let ?them experience... "Old School Data Entry!"
?
Somehow the Wright-Line ?hand held ?correcting Punch ?does ?not have the ?same effect!
?
Ed# www.smecc.org
?
In a message dated 4/15/2018 11:59:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
classiccmp.org writes:
?
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
12:40 p.m.
How big is the keypunch? Where are you?
I am willing to make a second trip down (I am in the Seattle area), hold
stuff and arrange for shipping. I just don't want stuff to get scrapped.
alan
On 4/15/18 12:10 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
Yea, ?the Alphas? are ?cool, ?but ?what ?we would like
is a full size ?card punch we ?can sit a ?kid in front of and let ?them experience...
"Old School Data Entry!"
Somehow the Wright-Line ?hand held ?correcting Punch ?does ?not have the ?same effect!
Ed# www.smecc.org
In a message dated 4/15/2018 11:59:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
classiccmp.org writes:
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am
picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
12:57 p.m.
Alan - that key punch is desk size and ?we are in AZ~ Ed#
?
In a message dated 4/15/2018 12:41:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
classiccmp.org writes:
?
How big is the keypunch? Where are you?
I am willing to make a second trip down (I am in the Seattle area), hold
stuff and arrange for shipping. I just don't want stuff to get scrapped.
alan
On 4/15/18 12:10 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
Yea, ?the Alphas? are ?cool, ?but ?what ?we would like
is a full size ?card punch we ?can sit a ?kid in front of and let ?them experience...
"Old School Data Entry!"
Somehow the Wright-Line ?hand held ?correcting Punch ?does ?not have the ?same effect!
Ed# www.smecc.org
In a message dated 4/15/2018 11:59:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
classiccmp.org writes:
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am
picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS. 
2:11 p.m.
OK...?? I'll speak up.?? If no one claims the keypunch, I want it if
you're able to pick it up and hold it for a few months.
Steve Shumaker
Boulder Creek
On 4/15/2018 12:40 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
How big is the keypunch? Where are you?
I am willing to make a second trip down (I am in the Seattle area),
hold stuff and arrange for shipping. I just don't want stuff to get
scrapped.
alan
On 4/15/18 12:10 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
Yea, ?the Alphas? are ?cool, ?but ?what ?we would
like is a full size
?card punch we ?can sit a ?kid in front of and let ?them
experience... "Old School Data Entry!"
? Somehow the Wright-Line ?hand held ?correcting Punch ?does ?not
have the ?same effect!
? Ed# www.smecc.org
? In a message dated 4/15/2018 11:59:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk at classiccmp.org writes:
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
> wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
>
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking
up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
2:25 p.m.
we ahead if you in line steve in Boulder creek......
thanis Alan... yeah there has to be a way to mahe this work!!!
thanks Ed. at smecc
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 steve shumaker via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
OK...?? I'll speak up.?? If no one claims the keypunch, I want it if
you're able to pick it up and hold it for a few months.
Steve Shumaker
Boulder Creek
On 4/15/2018 12:40 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
How big is the keypunch? Where are you?
I am willing to make a second trip down (I am in the Seattle area),
hold stuff and arrange for shipping. I just don't want stuff to get
scrapped.
alan
On 4/15/18 12:10 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
Yea, ?the Alphas? are ?cool, ?but ?what ?we would
like is a full size
?card punch we ?can sit a ?kid in front of and let ?them
experience... "Old School Data Entry!"
? Somehow the Wright-Line ?hand held ?correcting Punch ?does ?not
have the ?same effect!
? Ed# www.smecc.org
? In a message dated 4/15/2018 11:59:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk at classiccmp.org writes:
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
bill
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
> wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
>
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking
up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
12:30 p.m.
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I? can see
if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
alan
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive. On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am
picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
bill
3:43 p.m.
On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Yeah, I could probably do Wellsboro.? It's? about halfway across the
state from here.
One, two or three.? If I can't use them I? have a lot of contacts with
other people trying
to find machines for VMS Hobbyist program.? They will have good homes.
bill
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I? can
see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive. On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
> wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
>
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking
up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition. 
4:04 p.m.
If anyone is making their way to VCF East, I'd be interested in saving the
SPARCstations from the recycler.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Yeah, I could probably do Wellsboro. It's about halfway across the
state from here.
One, two or three. If I can't use them I have a lot of contacts with
other people trying
to find machines for VMS Hobbyist program. They will have good homes.
bill
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I can
see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
>> wish this was closer! ed#
>>
> Me too. I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
Wrong side of the country. Scranton, PA. And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
4:12 p.m.
The SPARC boxes are safe from the recycler. Those are the ones that I am
primarily interested in. But I have lots of Sun boxes, so I am willing
to share.
alan
On 4/15/18 4:04 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
If anyone is making their way to VCF East, I'd be
interested in saving the
SPARCstations from the recycler.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>> On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
>>>> On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>>>> On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>> wish this was closer! ed#
>>>>>>
>>>>> Me too. I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
>>>> Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get
scrapped.
>>>> I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
>>>> out their condition.
>>> Wrong side of the country. Scranton, PA. And if they are as
>>> sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
>>> of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
>> Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
>> down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
>> June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I can
>> see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
>>
> Yeah, I could probably do Wellsboro. It's about halfway across the
> state from here.
> One, two or three. If I can't use them I have a lot of contacts with
> other people trying
> to find machines for VMS Hobbyist program. They will have good homes.
>
> bill
>
>
>
5:07 p.m.
Oh, I don't need them in particular, I just really enjoy fixing them up! As
long as they're not going to be junked.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 7:12 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
The SPARC boxes are safe from the recycler. Those are
the ones that I am
primarily interested in. But I have lots of Sun boxes, so I am willing to
share.
alan
On 4/15/18 4:04 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
If anyone is making their way to VCF East,
I'd be interested in saving the
SPARCstations from the recycler.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
>
>>
>> On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>> On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> wish this was closer! ed#
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Me too. I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
>>>>>
>>>> Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get
scrapped.
>>>> I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
>>>> out their condition.
>>>>
>>> Wrong side of the country. Scranton, PA. And if they are as
>>> sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
>>> of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
>>>
>> Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
>> down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
>> June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I can
>> see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
>>
>> Yeah, I could probably do Wellsboro. It's about halfway across the
> state from here.
> One, two or three. If I can't use them I have a lot of contacts with
> other people trying
> to find machines for VMS Hobbyist program. They will have good homes.
>
> bill
>
>
>
>
16 Apr
16 Apr
6:03 a.m.
On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
How big are the Alphas?? I was thinking they were the deskside towers
about the size of a PC.? But if they are the ones that are the size of a
small refrigerator I may not be able to handle them.
bill
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I? can
see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Wrong side of the country.? Scranton, PA.? And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive. On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
> wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
>
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking
up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
6:11 a.m.
Pictures were sent, they are being picked up Friday.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 6:03 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
How big are the Alphas? I was thinking they were the deskside towers
about the size of a PC. But if they are the ones that are the size of a
small refrigerator I may not be able to handle them.
bill
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I can
see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
>> wish this was closer! ed#
>>
> Me too. I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
Wrong side of the country. Scranton, PA. And if they are
as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
6:14 a.m.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4u6k7EaXwPjTZaDS2
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 6:11 AM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
wrote:
Pictures were sent, they are being picked up Friday.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 6:03 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
How big are the Alphas? I was thinking they were the deskside towers
about the size of a PC. But if they are the ones that are the size of a
small refrigerator I may not be able to handle them.
bill
On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
>
> On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>> On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote:
>>> wish this was closer! ed#
>>>
>> Me too. I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
> Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
> I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
> out their condition.
Wrong side of the country. Scranton, PA. And if they are as
sturdy as the Alphas I have worked with in the past the cost
of shipping one would be very prohibitive.
Are you willing to drive to Wellsboro, PA for one or two? I am heading
down to PDX because I am a motorsports official. The first weekend of
June, the series will be in Wellsboro. If you are interested, I can
see if one of the teams is willing to haul one or two Alphas that way.
6:43 a.m.
On 04/16/2018 09:14 AM, Pete Lancashire wrote:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4u6k7EaXwPjTZaDS2
Thanks Pete. They are the ones I was thinking of. I can definitely handle
them. If Alan's friend (or Alan himself, I wasn't sure about that part of the
message) can get them to Wellsboro, PA I can pick them up there.
bill
7:54 a.m.
There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate e-mail and maybe some
confusion.
On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep for later coming
back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick up Alphas, depending on my
judgment on Fri whether I can transport them safely.
There will be a second trip to pick up the keypunch and Alphas not picked up in the first
trip. It is going to take at least two people to move and load the keypunch. I plan on
using the first trip to evaluate whether two will be enough. Also, Pete says that stuff
needs to be moved to access the Alphas and the keypunch. I intend to do some of that on
the first trip.
One complication is that the guy helping with the second trip is also intended in the
Alphas.
As far as getting one or more Alpha to Wellsboro ... it would be a race car team
transporting the machine. I would make arrangements at the race in Portland this coming
weekend, drop the equipment off with them at the next race in WA state and the equipment
would be at the race after that in Wellsboro. But, at this time, I have not yet identified
a team that would do it. They would want specifics on the Alphas that I don?t yet have.
Someone asked about the Suns. I am going to bring them home, determine what state they are
in and, if necessary, do clean up and sysadmin?ing on them. IIRC from the photo, there
were a couple SS20s, a couple SS5s, a SS1+, what Pete described as a prototype SS1 and a
system missing a side panel (so I can?t identify it, but it appears to be a SS5/20 vintage
system). I am interested in a SS5 and the prototype for myself and will look for new homes
for the rest.
alan
On Apr 16, 2018, at 6:43 AM, Bill Gunshannon via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 04/16/2018 09:14 AM, Pete Lancashire wrote:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4u6k7EaXwPjTZaDS2
Thanks Pete. They are the ones I was thinking of. I can definitely handle
them. If Alan's friend (or Alan himself, I wasn't sure about that part of the
message) can get them to Wellsboro, PA I can pick them up there.
bill
8:05 a.m.
On 04/16/2018 10:54 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
There are a few cross conversations going on here and
in separate e-mail and maybe some confusion.
On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep for later coming
back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick up Alphas, depending on my
judgment on Fri whether I can transport them safely.
There will be a second trip to pick up the keypunch and Alphas not picked up in the first
trip. It is going to take at least two people to move and load the keypunch. I plan on
using the first trip to evaluate whether two will be enough. Also, Pete says that stuff
needs to be moved to access the Alphas and the keypunch. I intend to do some of that on
the first trip.
Might be interesting to know what stuff has to be moved.? :-)
One complication is that the guy helping with the second trip is also intended in the
Alphas.
No big deal.? If you have a taker for the Alphas out there at least they
don't end up
in the skip.
As far as getting one or more Alpha to Wellsboro ... it would be a race car team
transporting the machine. I would make arrangements at the race in Portland this coming
weekend, drop the equipment off with them at the next race in WA state and the equipment
would be at the race after that in Wellsboro. But, at this time, I have not yet identified
a team that would do it. They would want specifics on the Alphas that I don?t yet have.
I can't wait to hear where the racetrack is ion Wellsboro cause I sure
can't see one
on Google Maps.? Ours (Hamlin Speedway) is rather obvious in satellite
view.? :-)
bill
8:39 a.m.
On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yeah, I was wondering about whether any of the stuff that needs to be moved is of
interest.
On 04/16/2018 10:54 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate e-mail and maybe some
confusion.
On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep for later coming
back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick up Alphas, depending on my
judgment on Fri whether I can transport them safely.
There will be a second trip to pick up the keypunch and Alphas not picked up in the first
trip. It is going to take at least two people to move and load the keypunch. I plan on
using the first trip to evaluate whether two will be enough. Also, Pete says that stuff
needs to be moved to access the Alphas and the keypunch. I intend to do some of that on
the first trip.
Might be interesting to know what stuff has to be moved. :-) >
> One complication is that the guy helping with the second trip is also intended in the
Alphas.
I intended to write ?interested? here. Thanks, autocorrect!
No big deal. If you have a taker for the Alphas out there at least they
don't end up
in the skip.
We can discuss this offline.
As far as getting one or more Alpha to Wellsboro ... it would be a race car team
transporting the machine. I would make arrangements at the race in Portland this coming
weekend, drop the equipment off with them at the next race in WA state and the equipment
would be at the race after that in Wellsboro. But, at this time, I have not yet identified
a team that would do it. They would want specifics on the Alphas that I don?t yet have.
I can't wait to hear where the racetrack is ion Wellsboro cause I sure
can't see one
on Google Maps. Ours (Hamlin Speedway) is rather obvious in satellite
view. :-)
bill
20 Apr
20 Apr
3:41 a.m.
If you need to contact the person representing me his cell phone number is 360
348 5922 again he will be at the banks house at 8 a.m. His name is Charles
Osborne
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 8:39 AM Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon via
cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 04/16/2018 10:54 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
> There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate
e-mail and
maybe some confusion.
>
> On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep
for
later coming back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick
up Alphas, depending on my judgment on Fri whether I can transport them
safely.
>
> There will be a second trip to pick up the keypunch and Alphas not
picked up
in the first trip. It is going to take at least two people to
move and load the keypunch. I plan on using the first trip to evaluate
whether two will be enough. Also, Pete says that stuff needs to be moved to
access the Alphas and the keypunch. I intend to do some of that on the
first trip.
Might be interesting to know what stuff has to be moved. :-)
Yeah, I was wondering about whether any of the stuff that needs to be
moved is of interest.
>
> One complication is that the guy helping with the second trip is also
intended
in the Alphas.
I intended to write ?interested? here. Thanks, autocorrect!
No big deal. If you have a taker for the Alphas out there at least they
don't end up
in the skip.
We can discuss this offline.
>
> As far as getting one or more Alpha to Wellsboro ... it would be a race
car
team transporting the machine. I would make arrangements at the race in
Portland this coming weekend, drop the equipment off with them at the next
race in WA state and the equipment would be at the race after that in
Wellsboro. But, at this time, I have not yet identified a team that would
do it. They would want specifics on the Alphas that I don?t yet have.
I can't wait to hear where the racetrack is ion Wellsboro cause I sure
can't see one
on Google Maps. Ours (Hamlin Speedway) is rather obvious in satellite
view. :-)
We don?t race on tracks. It is called ?stage rally?, the US version of the
World Rally Championship. They race against the clock on closed, gravel
roads. The cars are street-legal and, to get from one timed section to the
next, they drive on open, public roads, obeying the rules of the road. On
the timed sections, someone sits in the passenger seat calling out a
detailed description of the next turns coming up to the driver. When I
competed, I was one of those guys reading directions.
The Wellsboro rally is called STPR (Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally).
alan
bill
7:39 a.m.
OK, thanks. It took less time than Google Map said it would; I am at the house now (taking
a nap).
alan
On Apr 20, 2018, at 3:41 AM, Pete Lancashire <pete
at petelancashire.com> wrote:
If you need to contact the person representing me his cell phone number is 360 348 5922
again he will be at the banks house at 8 a.m. His name is Charles Osborne
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 8:39 AM Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>
>
> > On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <cctalk at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 04/16/2018 10:54 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
> >> There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate e-mail and
maybe some confusion.
> >>
> >> On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep for
later coming back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick up Alphas, depending
on my judgment on Fri whether I can transport them safely.
> >>
> >> There will be a second trip to pick up the keypunch and Alphas not picked up
in the first trip. It is going to take at least two people to move and load the keypunch.
I plan on using the first trip to evaluate whether two will be enough. Also, Pete says
that stuff needs to be moved to access the Alphas and the keypunch. I intend to do some of
that on the first trip.
> >
> > Might be interesting to know what stuff has to be moved. :-)
>
> Yeah, I was wondering about whether any of the stuff that needs to be moved is of
interest.
>
> >>
> >> One complication is that the guy helping with the second trip is also
intended in the Alphas.
>
> I intended to write ?interested? here. Thanks, autocorrect!
>
> >
> > No big deal. If you have a taker for the Alphas out there at least they
> > don't end up
> > in the skip.
>
> We can discuss this offline.
>
> >
> >>
> >> As far as getting one or more Alpha to Wellsboro ... it would be a race car
team transporting the machine. I would make arrangements at the race in Portland this
coming weekend, drop the equipment off with them at the next race in WA state and the
equipment would be at the race after that in Wellsboro. But, at this time, I have not yet
identified a team that would do it. They would want specifics on the Alphas that I don?t
yet have.
> >
> > I can't wait to hear where the racetrack is ion Wellsboro cause I sure
> > can't see one
> > on Google Maps. Ours (Hamlin Speedway) is rather obvious in satellite
> > view. :-)
>
> We don?t race on tracks. It is called ?stage rally?, the US version of the World
Rally Championship. They race against the clock on closed, gravel roads. The cars are
street-legal and, to get from one timed section to the next, they drive on open, public
roads, obeying the rules of the road. On the timed sections, someone sits in the passenger
seat calling out a detailed description of the next turns coming up to the driver. When I
competed, I was one of those guys reading directions.
>
> The Wellsboro rally is called STPR (Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally).
>
> alan
>
> >
> > bill
> >
>
>
15 Apr
15 Apr
2:06 p.m.
On 4/15/2018 11:37 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
wrote:
Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped.
I will be looking for homes for them once I get them here and check
out their condition.
alan
wish this ?was ?closer! ?ed#
Me too.? I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS.
bill
11:02 p.m.
Alan,
Saw your comment on my YouTube channel about the 029 size and weight. You
can reach me right here too if you want.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Alan Perry
via cctalk
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 8:16 AM
To: Pete Lancashire; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months
Do you know the size/models of the Alpha systems? I want to make sure they
will fit in my car.
alan
On Apr 14, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire via
cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
11:03 p.m.
And by the way, you'll be glad to know that the answer is 230 lbs for an
029.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: CuriousMarc [mailto:curiousmarc3 at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 11:02 PM
To: 'Alan Perry'; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts';
'Pete
Lancashire'
Subject: RE: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months
Alan,
Saw your comment on my YouTube channel about the 029 size and weight. You
can reach me right here too if you want.
Marc
16 Apr
16 Apr
1:05 a.m.
How much to ship sparcstations to philly area, long drive see!
Henry
On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, 07:03 CuriousMarc via cctalk, <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
And by the way, you'll be glad to know that the
answer is 230 lbs for an
029.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: CuriousMarc [mailto:curiousmarc3 at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 11:02 PM
To: 'Alan Perry'; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts';
'Pete
Lancashire'
Subject: RE: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months
Alan,
Saw your comment on my YouTube channel about the 029 size and weight. You
can reach me right here too if you want.
Marc
15 Apr
15 Apr
6:42 p.m.
Other names via cctalk
Ed Sharpesteve shumaker
*Noel Chiappa*
*John H. Reinhardt*
First of, I am sorry for any additional noise on CCTALK.
I will find out who replied first on each of the group of equipment. To
keep the noise down if you name is above contact me directly then I can
keep CCTALK out of the loop
Once I have that I will let the 'group' know.
Again
I CAN NOT lift anything.
The stuff is 25 miles from where I live.
My partisipatoin will be limited to one thing, pointing out where the stuff
is.
The Suns are easy to get to.
The Alphas will require moving about 300-500 lbs of other junk to make a
path for a hand truck
The 029 IS HEAVY, how much I can't remember but at least 200 more like 300
LBS and it will wil require
moving another 200+ LBS of stuff out of the way.
So we are looking at someone needing to move up to 1/2 TON of junk.
Again all I can do is watch.
The ground where the stuff is can not be driven on, a car will sink in the
mud, The driveway is about 100-200 feet from the door.
So the stuff will have to be carried and or maneuvered on a hand truck to
the driveway.
I will get back by tomorrow.
-pete
On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
8:19 p.m.
On 4/15/2018 8:42 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk wrote:
Other names via cctalk
Ed Sharpesteve shumaker
*Noel Chiappa*
*John H. Reinhardt*
First of, I am sorry for any additional noise on CCTALK.
I will find out who replied first on each of the group of equipment. To
keep the noise down if you name is above contact me directly then I can
keep CCTALK out of the loop
Pete,
I'll keep this public so that everyone concerned can see. I was just commenting. I
just moved from Ohio to Texas and just literally gave away a whole basement of DEC and
other gear. I'm not in any position to start collecting again - as much as I'd
like a probable dual processor Alpha. Please give them to Alan (Perry) if he was first so
he can give them to Bill (Gunshannon). I know Bill from the comp.os.vms newsgroup and
he's a stand up guy so if he has people that want them, he's a good target.
--
John H. Reinhardt
7:09 p.m.
I need to add
- I can not provide labor, if you can't move it your self or like the 029
you will need to hire someone at your own time and expense. The 029 CAN NOT
be moved by one person.
I may have been a bit low on how much will need to be moved to get the 029
out the front door, lets say 400 to 600 additional LBS of stuff will need
to be moved.
-pete
On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
7:47 p.m.
yepper one heavy monster.
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 Pete Lancashire via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I need to add
- I can not provide labor, if you can't move it your self or like the 029
you will need to hire someone at your own time and expense. The 029 CAN NOT
be moved by one person.
I may have been a bit low on how much will need to be moved to get the 029
out the front door, lets say 400 to 600 additional LBS of stuff will need
to be moved.
-pete
On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
wrote:
3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models
5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype
029 IBM Keypunch
The day I can have a 15 cubic yard scrap metal drop box the stuff will
start to be tossed in.
All based on when the rains stop and the ground is hard enough
I can't want much longer
For those that have not seen me post this before
The stuff is near (3 - 4 miles outside of) Banks Oregon USA (look it up on
Google).
I CAN NOT LIFT OVER 10 LBS, PERIOD.
-pete
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