29 Jan
2007
29 Jan
'07
12:52 p.m.
OK, go to Ebay and look at item #29007747962. A nice machine, centainly.
I can not help but think this machine was once Jim Willing's - or he
has started selling things off.
Does anyone know anything about the seller guardianrob453? If he is in
touch with Jim Willing, I centainly need to talk to him.
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Will
1:08 p.m.
In article <e1d20d630701291252j15344ec5ha2f385b61ed152c at mail.gmail.com>,
"William Donzelli" <wdonzelli at gmail.com> writes:
OK, go to Ebay and look at item #29007747962. A nice
machine, centainly.
Correct item # is 290077479626
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2:24 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
I can not help but think this machine was once Jim
Willing's - or he
has started selling things off.
What exactly is it about that machine that makes you say that?
How does it differ from any other (similarly well-preserved)
PDP-11/70?
(FWIW: I don't know either the seller or Jim Willing; I'm just curious).
Antonio
2:46 p.m.
What exactly is it about that machine that makes you
say that?
How does it differ from any other (similarly well-preserved)
PDP-11/70?
(FWIW: I don't know either the seller or Jim Willing; I'm just curious).
Jim Willing was one of the pioneers in this computer collecting hobby
(I apply pioneers to those of us that were doing this seriously over
ten years ago - before this list, and before there even was a hobby).
He was an engineer in Portland (I think - the US Northwest anyway),
but gave it up to restore and run an old time bowling alley - in Yates
Center, KS. Yates Center is quite small.
From the pictures, there is quite a collection of DEC
things, other
than the two for sale. I think it would be extremely unlikely that
two
PDP-11/70s (and TU-56s in a another auction) were in Yates Center.
I have been trying to contact him for years, concerning some old
microcomputers we were going to deal on - Spheres, SWTPCo, and
Exorcisor.
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Will
3:42 p.m.
Jim Willing was one of the pioneers in this computer
collecting hobby
(I apply pioneers to those of us that were doing this seriously over
ten years ago - before this list, and before there even was a hobby).
He was an engineer in Portland (I think - the US Northwest anyway),
He was just outside Portland.
but gave it up to restore and run an old time bowling
alley - in Yates
Center, KS. Yates Center is quite small.
It must be Jim, the picture is identical to this one.
http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw/jcgm-min.shtml#Minis
Hmmm, this means it should be possible to get email to him via eBay at
least.
Zane
From the pictures, there is quite a collection of
DEC things, other
than the two for sale. I think it would be extremely unlikely
that two
PDP-11/70s (and TU-56s in a another auction) were in Yates Center. 
2 Feb
2 Feb
12:18 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 05:46:34PM -0500, William Donzelli wrote:
(I apply pioneers to those of us that were doing this seriously over
ten years ago - before this list, and before there even was a hobby).
Aha, excellent! I would like to apply for Pioneer Status, please. Is
there a newsletter?
In all seriousness, I got my start at university in 1992 when loads of
DEC equipment was turning up all over campus. Eventually, I founded the
Cornell University Classic Computer Club with several like-minded
engineering friends who loved the guts of old computers. We spent many
fun hours hacking on PDP-11s. We even dragged several up to the central
lounge in our dorm building and set them up with a little display, a
sort of mini-museum. Good times. I miss them lots!
-Seth
31 Jan
31 Jan
2:43 p.m.
And the answer is.........Rob Willing, Jim's son, selling the PDP-11/70.
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Will
9:46 p.m.
Suddenly I feel very old, at the realization that one
of his sons is old
enough to be selling something on eBay.
I have seen it with other friends.
This brings up another question, if his son is selling
it, is Jim okay?
I hope so - it would be nice to see if he got back in the game.
--
Will
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