***Load details part 1*** - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Dec 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Al Kossow &lt;aek(a)spies.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: ***Load details part 1***

...
 "Funniest part: I loaded the trucks sooo heavy
that every time I turned the
corner the back bottomed out and ground down the tires. The border did not
stop the trucks... let me through without taxes.
"

Would it make sense to find people near these locations and store the stuff
near where it is coming from, or find some cheap warehouse space?

Most of the stuff is new. I had *no* idea what was there. I thought maybe 20
racks...I made the deal on the phone without ever seeing the stuff. Even the
DEC guy had no idea what was there. I had the help of three others and we
all got beaten. I was told I could pick and chose but gave up and decided to
take everything - and that was much appreciated. I quickly went out and
rented more large 1-way trucks and we loaded them all -didn't even make a
dent in the place. I got back to TO with no idea where to put it. I know the
owners of a large apartment building here and rented the largest apartment
they had and rented it. My Dad donated the bottom floor of his home and I
filled storage units. I am trying to arrange for a large warehouse now.

...
 All of this sounds like more than one person's
worth of work to me...

It is... My dad is 60 and almost had a heart attack. I had the flu going
down there. The DEC guy (who has a lot of experience with DEC stuff from
'68-90) was completely exhausted. He laughed at me when he heard I wanted
the TU56 drives.. he called them pure junk and really dislikes them. I don't
know what to expect next there.. visibility is only about 3 feet and I have
a long way to go... somehow I think there is a lot more than 14,000 pounds
of DEC stuff left there....

I am feeling a bit better today and hope to fire up one of those 11/20s.

john