[HECnet] VAX kit looking for a new home

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Mon Apr 10 21:44:36 PDT 2017


   Anything the museum might be interested in?  Seems the VAXen are 
already claimed. :-/

             -Dave

On 04/10/2017 01:11 PM, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> Dude, get a truck, drive to atlanta, i’ll fill it full of shit and send you on your way. :)
>
> -brian
>
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 13:10, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>>
>> Brian Hechinger wrote:
>>> Excellent!
>>>
>>> Also, and you probably don’t want these so this is a message for everyone else:
>>>
>>> I have 2 QBus FDDI boards (DEFQA-SA) here. They should go together as a set.
>>>
>>> -brian
>>
>> Sweet.  Finally a use for my FDDI gear!
>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 13:06, Supratim Sanyal<supratim at riseup.net>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. I am willing to drive down to Atlanta and pick one up.
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Brian Hechinger<wonko at 4amlunch.net>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> They’ve got VMS on them now (assuming I can remember the system password) or you can just put your own copy of VMS onto them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Other than that you would just need to have a terminal or serial port on a computer to get a console with.
>>>>>
>>>>> -brian
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:52, Supratim Sanyal<supratim at riseup.net>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Interested in giving at least one of them a new home in Maryland - what hardware and software would I need in addition to that you already have?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Supratim
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Brian Hechinger<wonko at 4amlunch.net>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We’re downsizing. Also, I haven’t powered this stuff on in years so it’s time to pass it along to someone else.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a VAXstation 4000/90 and two VAX 4000/500 that need new homes in the Atlanta area.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The only rule is these may not be sold they must be passed on when you are done with them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -brian
>>>
>>
>


-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA


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