Digital DEC 3000

[Rob Laz]

  Digital DEC 3000

I have an old DEC 3000 unit that I no longer have time or space for, and 
was wondering what to do with it.

The rear plate shows PE42A-B9, CPU KN17, DEC 3000 600S and the ROM has a 
sticker showing Dec 1989.

I have a video cable but not a suitable monitor so can't fully test it 
but I think it is booting up OK as the diagnostic LED's on the rear show 
11011101 or DD in hex which I think means it has booted OK to console.

It has been running in the past and my last efforts were probably 10+ 
years ago when I installed VMS version 7 with a guest licence.

I also have a few peripherals including a SZ12 disk unit, LK201 
keyboard, circular mouse and various SCSI and video cables.

It has been stored in my garage which is not totally sealed so it has 
suffered a little corrosion to the rear connectors but it looks recoverable.

All thoughts and opinions welcome.