Also WTB: DEC VSXXX-AA Mouse or Compatible

[steven at malikoff.com]

Jonathan asked
> If available, I'd like to purchase a bunch. I am setting up a lab to work on X11 (and then accelerated X11) support for NetBSD, on:
>  - Vaxstation II
>  - Vaxstation II/GPX
>  - vaxstation 2000 with 8-plane GPX, and mono if I can find another chassis
>  - microvax 3100 with. mono, GPX, and/or SPX
>  - DECstation 5000 with a range of Turbochannel graphics options (and 3100s if I fix more PSUs)
>  - Dec 3000 AXP, with a range of Turbohannel graphics options ( I have 300, 500, 600, and 700)
>
> I vaguely recall someone (in Australia?) mentioning they had -CA or -GA mice "by the kilogram". I'd pay fair price and shipping to the USA.
> (I live in the San Francisco Bay Area) .
>

Indeed I do, and posted a photo of the 3kg bag of DEC VSXXX-GA previously.
In addition I found I also have some VSXXX-AA, VSXXX-BB, PCXAS-AA, PC7XS-CA and 30-46117-02 mice. Untested, the lot of them.

Regarding the puck mice I'm afraid the chalky roller discs have completely perished and there's hardly a trace of them left, most have only the shafts.
Certainly not mechanically useable in their current state. But, that's what I have.
I designed and 3D printed replacement rollers that use a small O-ring on the edge https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2899467
The VSXXX-BB have a 4-contact plug with two side locking arms and are like a chunkier version of an RJ11 I guess you could describe it.

Contact me offlist stevenNOLUNCHMEATatNOLUNCHMEATmalikoffNOLUNCHMEATdotCOM perhaps we can work something out re quantity.
I was thinking about 35 USD per VSXXX-GA and 50 USD per VSXXX-BB (as they need repair). That can then go toward the UniBone I'm saving up for :)
Let me know if you think that's too much. Also I'm in Oz so postage so I'm guessing postage won't be cheap.

Steve.
ps. also have a bunch of PDP-9 flip chips I would like to sell/trade sometime.