Made a deal to get a Vax 6000, 2 Fujitsu Supercomputers andTOPS10??? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Nov 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Enrico Badella &lt;enrico.badella(a)softstar.it&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: Made a deal to get a Vax 6000, 2 Fujitsu Supercomputers
andTOPS10???

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Aaron Christopher Finney wrote:
>
> To be fair, many of us don't even get one substantial mini a *year*, let
> alone one (or several!) per month! I am at what appears to be the lower
> end of the collecting-voracity continuum (at least for this group!), and I
...

In Italy it is even worst. Companies prefer scrapping than giving to
hobbyists. All you can find are shitty 386 junk 

Same thing here.. And do you want to know why????

They are tired of hobbyists wanting to know *everything* about the unit they
are about to buy.. and then if they finally do decide to buy it most show up
in a mini van! Further, companies want a Comp. number so they are not
responsible if I get hurt on the premesis. The last thing in the world
companies want to deal with is a hobbyists... they want someone to come in,
bid on weight, and pick up the load professionally and quickly.

No grief..

...

e.

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