mainframes and other stuff

[Johnny Billquist]

I might be remembering wrong, but I thought the cabinet was 22". But it 
might actually be 30".

600 lbs sounds a little heavy compared to the VAX 6400 machines I have 
experience from, but it might be in the same neighborhood.

Way short of the 8650s I've moved around anyway. Both in size and 
weight... :-)

Seriously. The 6000 series are pretty compact, I think.

	Johnny


On 2014-11-21 14:34, Ian S. King wrote:
> Not sure we're talking about the same machine.   Mine is 30" square on the
> floor,  and about 60" tall.  Oh, and about 600 lbs., according to the
> shipping paperwork.
> On Nov 21, 2014 10:41 AM, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote:
>
>> 6000-series VAXen are not really that big or heavy. They're just a single
>> 22" cabinet.
>>
>> Come back when you have an 86x0 or a 9000... :-)
>>
>> (Or any PDP-10 except a KS.)
>>
>>    Johnny
>>
>> On 2014-11-21 10:11, Ian S. King wrote:
>>
>>> Forklift?  I generally rely on a large group of friends or a small group
>>> of
>>> large friends.  Two of us moved my VAX 6600.
>>> On Nov 21, 2014 10:01 AM, "Electronics Plus" <sales at elecplus.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   The scrappers don't care what model it is, or how many boards, or if it
>>>> has a tape drive.
>>>> It weighs xxx pounds, and is thus worth xxx $$ to them.
>>>> So, yes, you could conceivably pick up a $2000 gizmo for $200.
>>>>
>>>> I am collecting a list of the brands and models, but so far, very few
>>>> pics
>>>> have been sent my way.  Even something from an ad on the internet is
>>>> fine.
>>>> The scrappers are very visual, and a dark brown cabinet will yield lots
>>>> of
>>>> results.  Lots of switches and lights is cool, but they don't turn them
>>>> on
>>>> (I don't think u want them to), and the $8 sorters barely speak English,
>>>> and don't know what anything is.  The more visual we can be, the better
>>>> our
>>>> chances.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> jwsmobile
>>>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 11:47 AM
>>>> To: General at classiccmp.org; Discussion at classiccmp.org:On-Topic and
>>>> Off-Topic Posts
>>>> Subject: Re: mainframes and other stuff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/21/2014 6:54 AM, William Donzelli wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm....
>>>>>
>>>>> >From the offers I am seeing here - the scrapper is just going to
>>>>> laugh, then ignore further offers. Game over.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Will
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My list was posted just because she asked for specifics.  I did pay this
>>>> to a very basic scrapper and if you have an update, I posted my best
>>>> recollection of the mass.  Please update it if you all want to make a
>>>> contribution.
>>>>
>>>> The list I gave covers the most likely to be found air-cooled mainframes.
>>>>
>>>> I paid the price of about 2 to 3 x steel scrap for all of my data center.
>>>> It still lives on in the possession of a list member or 2.
>>>>
>>>> people post 3420's for 4000 bucks.  No scrapper is going to get that.
>>>> If he wants to admire the scrap in his warehouse till someone might pay
>>>> that for it, then it will be crap by the time the buyer gets to it.
>>>>
>>>> As sold by the top of the thread, Cindy suggested the person was smashing
>>>> this up and wanted specifics.
>>>>
>>>> Add them please.  It has been 30 years since I bought this, and I don't
>>>> know what the price differential is, you seem to, so contribute it.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
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