Last Call: Emulex SCSI Controllers available...

[g-wright at att.net]

 Lyle. If there are any left I could use 1 , 

- Thanks, Jerry

Jerry Wright
g-wright at att.net

  -------------- Original message from Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com>: --------------


> Requests have been "straggling" in just about every day since I made this 
> offer, most for one but some for a number of these boards.
> 
> In fairness to those who signed up right away (including myself), I am 
> setting a deadline of Thursday, March 5 to get your order in. On Friday, 
> March 6, I will send out an email to all who tentatively said they wanted 
> a/some board(s) on what should be our next step in making this bulk 
> purchase happen.
> 
> Regards,
> Lyle
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> 
> Subject: More Info RE: Emulex SCSI Controllers available...
> Date: Thursday 26 February 2009
> From: Lyle Bickley 
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
> 
> 
> I've received a number of responses from folks - and a few questions. 
> Here's answers to the most common questions:
> 
> 1) Is there a warranty? Yes the boards are guaranteed by the dealer to not 
> be DOA. I just re-checked - and he's agreeable to a 15 day warranty. My 
> guess is that if you went a few more days, he'd cover it - but he would 
> like whoever gets the boards to check them out right away. ALL boards will 
> be pre-tested by the dealer on a QBUS system using RT before shipping. All 
> will have the latest EPROMS.
> 
> 2) Is it standard QBUS (i.e., not "S") Yes.
> 
> 3) Is the SCSI port standard 50-pin? Yes.
> 
> Lyle
> 
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> 
> Subject: Emulex SCSI Controllers available...
> Date: Thursday 26 February 2009
> From: Lyle Bickley 
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
> 
> 
> I was chatting with a DEC broker recently regarding SCSI controllers for 
> DEC gear - when he mentioned that he had a quantity of Emulex UC07's 
> available.
> 
> UC07's are QBUS cards which have a single SCSI port and support either MSCP 
> or TMSCP (in RT land, that would be either DU or MU devices). The manual 
> states that the UC07 is compatible with RT, RSX, RSTS/E and Ultrix 
> versions which support MSCP or TMSCP.
> 
> The dealers initial price was high (as expected). However, he then 
> added - "I'd be willing to do better for hobbyists - as long as they 
> commit that the boards will only be used for hobby purposes - and not for 
> commercial use". 
> 
> So here's the "deal": $235 per UC07 plus shipping from Mountain View, CA 
> (FedEx Ground).
> 
> I've paid MUCH more for SCSI interfaces for my DEC QBUS and UNIBUS 
> systems - so IMHO, this is a great deal.
> 
> The broker said he did not want to deal "individually with a bunch of 
> hobbyists" - so he asked if I would be willing to consolodate a single 
> order of UC07's to him. I reluctantly said "yes", as this is not my 
> business and I'm not interested in making money on this deal - only 
> covering costs.
> 
> To get a sense of interest, please reply to me privately if you'd like one 
> or more if these "critters".
> 
> The manual for the UC07 is available on bitsavers. A link to a bitsavers 
> mirror is below:
> 
> http://bitsavers.vt100.net/pdf/emulex/UC0751001-F_UC07_Feb90.pdf
> 
> Regards,
> Lyle
> -- 
> Lyle Bickley
> Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> http://bickleywest.com
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
> 
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> -- 
> Lyle Bickley
> Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> http://bickleywest.com
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
> 
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> -- 
> Lyle Bickley
> Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> http://bickleywest.com
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"