Bob Davis and old computer stuff

Bill Degnan billdegnan at gmail.com
Sat Apr 25 21:21:25 CDT 2020


I live nearby, I have a trailer.  let me know and I will help.  I have done
many rescues in Baltimore/Washington.  I don't want this stuff permanently,
so someone will have to arrange to grab it from me or I will donate to
VCFed.  Whomever is in charge, let me know via
https://www.vintagecomputer.net/contact.cfm  I resqued a Perq and donated
it to what was then MARCH, now vcfed.  It would be useful to at least try
to get one working Perq system there.
Bill Degnan
kennettclassic.com
vintagecomputer.net

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:03 PM Richard Pope via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Chris,
>      I am willing to come and help you. I would need a place to stay. I
> am healthy and I do not have Kung Flu.
> GOD Bless and Thanks,
> rich!
>
> On 4/25/2020 7:13 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
> > Well, it's dark, dirty, and a mess. Also stressful as hell to be down
> > there in a respirator, bandana, and long sleeve clothes.
> >
> > So let's do a guided imagery.
> >
> > Picture 1: This is down the first "aisle" On the left is a TRS80 Model
> > 3, On top of it is a crappy word processor. Those boxes in the
> > distance are sun disk boxes. That shelf on the right is full of old
> > 5.25 drives. I could see RD53's and the like, probably MFM and SCSI
> >
> > Picture 2: A bit more to the right and more clear. You can see RX50's
> > and a really weird computer in three boxes. Also can see the first
> > pdp11 and if you look in the center you can see the back of the perq,
> > a pdp11 in a really little bx with a 4 slot single width backplane,
> > and the Sun VME system that looks like a very large PC.
> >
> > Picture 3: You can see the hard disks and that weird 3 computer
> > system. One box is on top, other two boxes are on shelf beneath.
> >
> > Picture 4: Fail, not enough light. His old AV gear, probably trash at
> > this point.
> >
> > Picture 5: LK201 keyboards, what I think is a Sun2 keyboard, weight
> > IBM thing with a wire and a switch on top. Old Macintoshes in the
> > background.
> >
> > Picture 6: Side picture of another bookcase, lot of weird books.
> >
> > Picture 7. Close up of some odd stuff. The thing in the middle is a
> > GST something. Blurred, very little light.
> >
> > Picture 8: That's the Perq under that pile of wires.
> >
> > Picture 9: Closer picture of that GST thingie. No idea what it is.
> >
> > Picture 10: AT&T manuals. There are also others, what are they? Perq?
> >
> > Picture 11-13: Pile of VME? boards. Are they old Sun boards? Some look
> > to be memory on DIP chips.
> >
> > Sorry the pictures suck. As I said, you have no idea how stressful it
> > is to try and take pictures with a flashlight, gloves, and a fair
> > amount of stress overall by looking at this pile. It's all dry which
> > is good, there are also at least 2 Kaypro 4 units there.
> >
> > C
> >
>
>


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