6 Oct
2013
6 Oct
'13
8:44 p.m.
I have to say that it's been an adventure. I'm almost done moving everything
(computer wise...the house is next summer). Just took a load of 12 pallets up to the new
place (I could have fit 14 in the truck but I had figured the truck from previous moves
would only hold 10-12 and I'd only made 12 ready).
I put some picture up of how everything looks after I unloaded the truck. The link is
here (there's before and after pictures of the shop...just click on "Almost
Moved" for the "after"):
http://www.shiresoft.com/new-shop/Shiresoft/Almost_moved.html. I didn't take pictures
of the "basement" where I had moved all of the totes a few weeks ago to make
enough space for everything else because there's not too much to see other than about
100 totes. ;-)
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it goes to be scrapped including a lot
of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed today), uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a
Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I "discovered". The final weekend
for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20. I'm taking the final load up on 10/26.
Anything after that will be scrapped the following week (there's some exceptions for
folks that are picking up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who they are and don't
have to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I won't ship
anything...it defeats the purpose).
TTFN - Guy
6 Oct
6 Oct
8:52 p.m.
On Mon, 7 Oct 2013, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it
goes to be scrapped including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed
today), uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I
"discovered". The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20.
I'm taking the final load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be scrapped the
following week (there's some exceptions for folks that are picking up/shipping some
*big* stuff...they know who they are and don't have to panic). So if anyone wants
anything let me know (no I won't ship anything...it defeats the purpose).
Will you ship /parts/? I could use some parts of some of those systems,
but I'm just not in the area or I'd pick them up myself. SCSI disk drive,
VAXstation RAM, some low-capacity SCSI drives, and a VAXstation tape drive
and I'd be happy. ;)
TTFN - Guy
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http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects
7 Oct
7 Oct
7:56 a.m.
On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
On Mon, 7 Oct 2013, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
Sorry, that's even more work than just shipping the systems. I have to open the up
and look for what folks want. I have more than enough work to get all of this done. If
you know someone in the area and they're willing to dig through the pile of stuff, go
a head.
TTFN - Guy
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before
it goes to be scrapped including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just
unearthed today), uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that
I "discovered". The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20.
I'm taking the final load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be scrapped the
following week (there's some exceptions for folks that are picking up/shipping some
*big* stuff...they know who they are and don't have to panic). So if anyone wants
anything let me know (no I won't ship anything...it defeats the purpose).
Will you ship /parts/? I could use some parts of some of those systems, but I'm just
not in the area or I'd pick them up myself. SCSI disk drive, VAXstation RAM, some
low-capacity SCSI drives, and a VAXstation tape drive and I'd be happy. ;) 
9:35 a.m.
Hi Guy,
I would love the 4/110 and some VAX gear but, I can't afford to buy
old computers right now but, if you end up to the point of needing stuff
gone or scrapped let me know. I have a large hatchback that can fit a
lot. I would certainly rescue as much as much DEC and Sun bits as will
fit. It is almost $50 in gas to get to you and back again so, I can only
afford one trip.
pete
On 10/7/2013 7:56 AM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at
gewt.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2013, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
>
>> BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it goes to be scrapped
including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed today), uPDP-11s,
11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I "discovered".
The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20. I'm taking the final
load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be scrapped the following week (there's
some exceptions for folks that are picking up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who
they are and don't have to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I
won't ship anything...it defeats the purpose).
>>
12:33 p.m.
The price for everything is $0.00. So I'm guessing that's within budget. ;-)
TTFN - Guy
On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:35 AM, mc68010 <mc68010 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Guy,
I would love the 4/110 and some VAX gear but, I can't afford to buy old computers
right now but, if you end up to the point of needing stuff gone or scrapped let me know. I
have a large hatchback that can fit a lot. I would certainly rescue as much as much DEC
and Sun bits as will fit. It is almost $50 in gas to get to you and back again so, I can
only afford one trip.
pete
On 10/7/2013 7:56 AM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4
at gewt.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2013, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
>
>> BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it goes to be scrapped
including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed today), uPDP-11s,
11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I "discovered".
The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20. I'm taking the final
load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be scrapped the following week (there's
some exceptions for folks that are picking up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who
they are and don't have to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I
won't ship anything...it defeats the purpose).
>>
12:04 a.m.
Zitat von Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com>:
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it
goes to be scrapped
including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just
unearthed today), uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC
Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I "discovered". The final weekend
for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and 10/20. I'm taking the final
load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be scrapped the
following week (there's some exceptions for folks that are picking
up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who they are and don't
have to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I
won't ship anything...it defeats the purpose).
Is there really nobody close to you, who could help you to ship some
of the stuff?
8:26 a.m.
On 10/7/2013 1:04 AM, emu at e-bbes.com wrote:
Zitat von Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com>:
Anybody care to do a 'Drive and deliver' run.
Is worth to get a orders together for and do a nation wide run of the
items with a large rented truck?
Ben.
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before
it goes to be scrapped
including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed
today), uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC
Robin that I "discovered". The final weekend for picking this stuff
up is 10/19 and 10/20. I'm taking the final load up on 10/26.
Anything after that will be scrapped the following week (there's some
exceptions for folks that are picking up/shipping some *big*
stuff...they know who they are and don't have to panic). So if
anyone wants anything let me know (no I won't ship anything...it
defeats the purpose).
Is there really nobody close to you, who could help you to ship some
of the stuff?
8:50 a.m.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:26 AM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
Anybody care to do a 'Drive and deliver' run.
Is worth to get a orders together for and do a nation wide run of the items
with a large rented truck?
If such a thing were to occur, I'd be interested in the Robin. I'm far too far
away to do a pickup.
-ethan
9:07 a.m.
I'm debating whether I would like to drive up there from Riverside. I really
don't like driving long distances and I would need to see if my neighbor can take care
of my dogs, but a PDP-11/44 is somewhat interesting.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/
On Oct 7, 2013, at 8:50, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks
at gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:26 AM, ben
<bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
Anybody care to do a 'Drive and deliver' run.
Is worth to get a orders together for and do a nation wide run of the items
with a large rented truck?
If such a thing were to occur, I'd be interested in the Robin. I'm far too far
away to do a pickup.
-ethan 
9:13 a.m.
Is worth to get a orders together for and do a nation
wide run of the
items with a large rented truck?
If that involved a MicroVAX or two finding its way to Ottawa, I'd chip
in to make it happen.
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7:26 p.m.
On 07/10/13 12:13 PM, Mouse wrote:
Dan Gehlinger's MicroVAXes are in Scarborough -- Much closer. You can
probably arrange shipping to Ottawa pretty easily.
--Toby
Is worth to
get a orders together for and do a nation wide run of the
items with a large rented truck?
If that involved a MicroVAX or two finding its way to Ottawa, I'd chip
in to make it happen.
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9:17 a.m.
I guess the big question is "where are you"?
Anywhere close to Dallas? I've reread your post a couple times, and if your
location is in there, I'm missing it.
Jerry
On 10/ 6/13 10:44 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
I have to say that it's been an adventure.
I'm almost done moving everything
(computer wise...the house is next summer). Just took a load of 12 pallets
up to the new place (I could have fit 14 in the truck but I had figured the
truck from previous moves would only hold 10-12 and I'd only made 12 ready).
I put some picture up of how everything looks after I unloaded the truck.
The link is here (there's before and after pictures of the shop...just click
on "Almost Moved" for the "after"):
http://www.shiresoft.com/new-shop/Shiresoft/Almost_moved.html. I didn't take
pictures of the "basement" where I had moved all of the totes a few weeks ago
to make enough space for everything else because there's not too much to see
other than about 100 totes. ;-)
BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it goes to be scrapped
including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed today),
uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I
"discovered". The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and
10/20. I'm taking the final load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be
scrapped the following week (there's some exceptions for folks that are
picking up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who they are and don't have
to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I won't ship
anything...it defeats the purpose).
TTFN - Guy
11:18 a.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 09:17 , Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
I guess the big question is "where are you"?
I believe he's in Santa Clara, California. So, not very close to Dallas at all. :(
One of my coworkers just texted his daughter's boyfriend to see if he'd be willing
to haul and store a pickup truck full of stuff for me. They live in Tracy. I'm still
wrestling with the idea of driving up myself. An 11/44 would be nice if it's in
reasonably complete and repairable condition, and Guy also mentioned an ASR-33 that would
interest me.
Seeing how Guy finds forgotten VAXen laying about, I wonder if there might be an 11/730 in
a rack with a couple of RL02 drives hiding under a pile of laundry? :)
It occurs to me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I should acquire is one heck
of a first-world problem!
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
11:52 a.m.
On 10/7/2013 12:18 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
On Oct 7, 2013, at 09:17 , Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
One that the power outlet in your home can handle. :-)
Ben.
I guess the big question is "where are
you"?
I believe he's in Santa Clara, California. So, not very close to
Dallas at all. :(
One of my coworkers just texted his daughter's boyfriend to see if
he'd be willing to haul and store a pickup truck full of stuff for
me. They live in Tracy. I'm still wrestling with the idea of driving
up myself. An 11/44 would be nice if it's in reasonably complete and
repairable condition, and Guy also mentioned an ASR-33 that would
interest me.
Seeing how Guy finds forgotten VAXen laying about, I wonder if there
might be an 11/730 in a rack with a couple of RL02 drives hiding
under a pile of laundry? :)
It occurs to me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I
should acquire is one heck of a first-world problem!
12:22 p.m.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
My home has a 30A Hubbel Twist-and-Lock outlet... There's presently
a VAX 8300 and RA81 on it, but it could take a VAX-11/750 with no
problem.
If your home _doesn't_ have that kind of power, time to get to work. ;-)
-ethan
... occurs to
me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I
should acquire is one heck of a first-world problem!
One that the power outlet in your home can handle. :-) 
12:35 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 2:52 PM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
On 10/7/2013 12:18 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
It's worth pointing out that 3-phase power isn't as big a problem as it used to
be. You can get a 3 HP (3.5 kW) "variable frequency motor drive" for not a lot
over $100. That will convert 1 phase 220 volt power to 3 phase 220, at the frequency of
your choice. So if the issue is not the current but the need for 3 phases, this will do
it.
Even 400 Hz can be obtained this way, for those of you with CDC 6000 series retrocomputing
requirements.
paul
...
It occurs to me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I
should acquire is one heck of a first-world problem!
One that the power outlet in your home can handle. :-)
Ben. 
8 Oct
8 Oct
8:56 a.m.
Op 2013-10-07 21:35, Paul Koning schreef:
It's worth pointing out that 3-phase power
isn't as big a problem as
it used to be. You can get a 3 HP (3.5 kW) "variable frequency motor
drive" for not a lot over $100. That will convert 1 phase 220 volt
power to 3 phase 220, at the frequency of your choice. So if the
issue is not the current but the need for 3 phases, this will do it.
Paul, where can I get those for that kind of money?
Overhere I have never seen anything below EUR100,- and even then it is
mostly 1 HP max.
Regards,
Bert
9:09 a.m.
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Bert Thomas <bthomas at brothom.nl> wrote:
Op 2013-10-07 21:35, Paul Koning schreef:
people, in
even worse ways than the States :)
re,
reiche
It's worth pointing out that 3-phase power
isn't as big a problem as
it used to be. You can get a 3 HP (3.5 kW) "variable frequency motor
drive" for not a lot over $100. That will convert 1 phase 220 volt
power to 3 phase 220, at the frequency of your choice. So if the
issue is not the current but the need for 3 phases, this will do it.
Paul, where can I get those for that kind of money?
Overhere I have never seen anything below EUR100,- and even then it is
mostly 1 HP max.
Regards,
Bert
This is Holland, baby. Where everything's monopolized to oppress the
9:11 a.m.
On Oct 8, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Bert Thomas <bthomas at brothom.nl> wrote:
Op 2013-10-07 21:35, Paul Koning schreef:
The one I have (for my lathe) is a Teco Westinghouse FM50-203-C. I just looked it up on
the website of the company where I bought it before (FactoryMation); it now shows up as
$196. It's been maybe 3 years since I got mine, but I'm pretty sure it was just
around $100 back then.
paul
It's worth pointing out that 3-phase power
isn't as big a problem as
it used to be. You can get a 3 HP (3.5 kW) "variable frequency motor
drive" for not a lot over $100. That will convert 1 phase 220 volt
power to 3 phase 220, at the frequency of your choice. So if the
issue is not the current but the need for 3 phases, this will do it.
Paul, where can I get those for that kind of money?
Overhere I have never seen anything below EUR100,- and even then it is mostly 1 HP max.
Regards,
Bert 
7 Oct
7 Oct
12:08 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 2:18 PM, "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
On Oct 7, 2013, at 09:17 , Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
Why stop at 1? Many of them are pretty small. The 4000 is a decent
"office/desk-side" size model; it sits on casters, but it's smaller
than a lot of mini-fridges. The 4000/700 packs a hell of a punch,
too... it's a pretty speedy NVAX machine. All the 4000s have built-
in Ethernet and DSSI, which is a pretty nice deal. If I lived any-
where NEAR Santa Clara (I'm in Philadelphia) or had people I could
trust to pick it up, I'd be all over that in a heartbeat (though I
also have a 4000/300 or /400 coming to me soon from another list
member as soon as I can drive out to western PA).
The 11/44 is a nice machine. It's the last true Unibus model (as
opposed to the /84 and /94, which used the Unibus adaptor). It can
be pretty stoutly configured, and the power supply is generally
fairly reliable. We're working on getting one ready for public
display at MARCH in New Jersey, and there's a second one in the
warehouse that's probably also in pretty good shape.
If you have an appropriate QBUS backplane, though, I have a KA655
(uVAX 3800/3900) and 16 MB memory I could be persuaded to part with.
MicroVAX 3100s are also fairly easy to acquire and make great
"starter" VAXen.
- Dave
I guess the big question is "where are
you"?
I believe he's in Santa Clara, California. So, not very close to Dallas at all. :(
One of my coworkers just texted his daughter's boyfriend to see if he'd be
willing to haul and store a pickup truck full of stuff for me. They live in Tracy. I'm
still wrestling with the idea of driving up myself. An 11/44 would be nice if it's in
reasonably complete and repairable condition, and Guy also mentioned an ASR-33 that would
interest me.
Seeing how Guy finds forgotten VAXen laying about, I wonder if there might be an 11/730
in a rack with a couple of RL02 drives hiding under a pile of laundry? :)
It occurs to me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I should acquire is one
heck of a first-world problem!
1:19 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:08 , David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
Why stop at 1? Many of them are pretty small. The
4000 is a decent
"office/desk-side" size model; it sits on casters, but it's smaller
than a lot of mini-fridges.
The microVAXen and later machines haven't caught my interest yet. A friend of mine
used to have a 725 and a 730, and I thought both of them were neat. Especially the 730.
The 11/44 is a nice machine. It's the last true
Unibus model (as
opposed to the /84 and /94, which used the Unibus adaptor). It can
be pretty stoutly configured, and the power supply is generally
fairly reliable.
Yeah, and it's also a suitable machine to be mated up with the RL02 drives I'd
like to get, as I understand it.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:22 , Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
My home has a 30A Hubbel Twist-and-Lock outlet...
There's presently
a VAX 8300 and RA81 on it, but it could take a VAX-11/750 with no
problem.
If your home _doesn't_ have that kind of power, time to get to work. ;-)
Oh, I already have plumbed in a 30A 120V twist-lock and a 20A 240V twist-lock, though
they're not in the room that I'd like to put the computers in. Here's why I
added circuits like that; one of my other addictions:
http://www.nf6x.net/tag/t-368/
;)
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
8 Oct
8 Oct
11:34 a.m.
The 11/44 is a nice machine. It's the last true
Unibus model (as
opposed to the /84 and /94, which used the Unibus adaptor). It can
It's also. I think, the last model not to use an LSI chip for the CPU.
The CPU is mostly TTL IIRC. The FPU is full of 2901s
be pretty stoutly configured, and the power supply is
generally
fairly reliable. We're working on getting one ready for public
Although if th PSU does fail it is not necessarily trivial to repair.
It's a very complex supply with 3 chopper circuits runningoff the same
400V DC supply. One for the CPU power supplies, one for the memory power
supplies and one to power the PSU control circuit.
-tony
7 Oct
7 Oct
12:43 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:18 AM, "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
On Oct 7, 2013, at 09:17 , Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
Sorry, the "other" vax that I discovered when I was first digging out what was
in storage was an 11/785. Given what an 11/785 is, you can probably figure out how
*tight* the storage units were packed. ;-)
I do have *lots* (2 pallets worth) of various uVaxen...no one has shown *any* interest in
them, so it's off to the scrapper. :-( The 4000/700 is the first Vax that
anyone's shown any interest in. There are other Vaxen of that ilk (same sized cabinet
as the 4000/700). Hmm.
I guess the big question is "where are
you"?
I believe he's in Santa Clara, California. So, not very close to Dallas at all. :(
One of my coworkers just texted his daughter's boyfriend to see if he'd be
willing to haul and store a pickup truck full of stuff for me. They live in Tracy. I'm
still wrestling with the idea of driving up myself. An 11/44 would be nice if it's in
reasonably complete and repairable condition, and Guy also mentioned an ASR-33 that would
interest me.
Seeing how Guy finds forgotten VAXen laying about, I wonder if there might be an 11/730
in a rack with a couple of RL02 drives hiding under a pile of laundry? :)
It occurs to me that agonizing over which model of PDP or VAX I should acquire is one
heck of a first-world problem!
TTFN - Guy
2:31 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:43 , Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
Sorry, the "other" vax that I discovered
when I was first digging out what was in storage was an 11/785. Given what an 11/785 is,
you can probably figure out how *tight* the storage units were packed. ;-)
That reminds me of once when I was crawling through a surplus yard of mostly military
surplus stuff. I found a FIRE TRUCK under a pile of stuff, and I had walked by it 2 or 3
times before I saw it!
I don't suppose that 785 is free, is it? Because that would probably push me over the
edge enough to fly up there and then drive back in a rental truck... ;)
I do have *lots* (2 pallets worth) of various
uVaxen...no one has shown *any* interest in them, so it's off to the scrapper. :-(
The 4000/700 is the first Vax that anyone's shown any interest in. There are other
Vaxen of that ilk (same sized cabinet as the 4000/700). Hmm.
Oh, man, that hurts to hear. I wish I was a lot closer, because I'd let that stuff sit
in my sea containers rather than going to scrap. :(
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
2:50 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 2:31 PM, "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
A lot are 3100 style Vaxen but there are others in BA23, BA123 and the larger cabinets as
well.
TTFN - Guy
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:43 , Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
No, the big Vax is spoken for.
Sorry, the "other" vax that I
discovered when I was first digging out what was in storage was an 11/785. Given what an
11/785 is, you can probably figure out how *tight* the storage units were packed. ;-)
That reminds me of once when I was crawling through a surplus yard of mostly military
surplus stuff. I found a FIRE TRUCK under a pile of stuff, and I had walked by it 2 or 3
times before I saw it!
I don't suppose that 785 is free, is it? Because that would probably push me over the
edge enough to fly up there and then drive back in a rental truck... ;) I do have *lots* (2 pallets worth) of various
uVaxen...no one has shown *any* interest in them, so it's off to the scrapper. :-(
The 4000/700 is the first Vax that anyone's shown any interest in. There are other
Vaxen of that ilk (same sized cabinet as the 4000/700). Hmm.
Oh, man, that hurts to hear. I wish I was a lot closer, because I'd let that stuff
sit in my sea containers rather than going to scrap. :( 
2:58 p.m.
That reminds me of once when I was crawling through a
surplus yard of mostly military surplus stuff. I found a FIRE TRUCK under a pile of stuff,
and I had walked by it 2 or 3 times before I saw it!
That happened to me as well, up in Ontario. Dan and I were pulling a
rather rusty Hitachi AS/6 (aka M180) mainframe from a trailer, along
with all the other rusty goodies that went with it. Inside another
trailer, not 100 feet away buried under a pile of crap was indeed a
fire truck - a classy 1920s looking thing.
--
Will
3:13 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2013, at 14:58 , William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
That happened to me as well, up in Ontario. Dan and I
were pulling a
rather rusty Hitachi AS/6 (aka M180) mainframe from a trailer, along
with all the other rusty goodies that went with it. Inside another
trailer, not 100 feet away buried under a pile of crap was indeed a
fire truck - a classy 1920s looking thing.
Wow... Surprise Fire Truck is like a thing, now.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
2:58 p.m.
Hypothetically speaking, if a lift gate truck magically appeared at the storage site in a
couple if weekends, how big would it have to be to haul away all of the unwanted computer
hardware?
Just thinking out loud here... ;)
On Oct 7, 2013, at 14:31, "Mark J. Blair"
<nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:43 , Guy Sotomayor <ggs
at shiresoft.com> wrote:
Sorry, the "other" vax that I discovered when I was first digging out what was
in storage was an 11/785. Given what an 11/785 is, you can probably figure out how
*tight* the storage units were packed. ;-)
That reminds me of once when I was crawling through a surplus yard of mostly military
surplus stuff. I found a FIRE TRUCK under a pile of stuff, and I had walked by it 2 or 3
times before I saw it!
I don't suppose that 785 is free, is it? Because that would probably push me over the
edge enough to fly up there and then drive back in a rental truck... ;)
I do have *lots* (2 pallets worth) of various
uVaxen...no one has shown *any* interest in them, so it's off to the scrapper. :-(
The 4000/700 is the first Vax that anyone's shown any interest in. There are other
Vaxen of that ilk (same sized cabinet as the 4000/700). Hmm.
Oh, man, that hurts to hear. I wish I was a lot closer, because I'd let that stuff
sit in my sea containers rather than going to scrap. :(
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
3:30 p.m.
I always get a 26' truck with a "rail lift" (vs "tuck under").
The major impact for me is the size of the lift gate (and how it operates). I just get a
bit nervous about smaller lift gates.
That being said however, there's not a lot of big stuff (especially if you broke down
the pallets) left, so probably a 16' would be more than enough and now that I think
about it (unless you *really* wanted some of the racks) it might all fit in a big pickup
truck (ie 8' bed) or cargo van. There's a lot more than that but a lot is well
and truly "junk".
TTFN - Guy
On Oct 7, 2013, at 2:58 PM, "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
Hypothetically speaking, if a lift gate truck
magically appeared at the storage site in a couple if weekends, how big would it have to
be to haul away all of the unwanted computer hardware?
Just thinking out loud here... ;)
On Oct 7, 2013, at 14:31, "Mark J.
Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:43 , Guy Sotomayor <ggs
at shiresoft.com> wrote:
Sorry, the "other" vax that I discovered when I was first digging out what was
in storage was an 11/785. Given what an 11/785 is, you can probably figure out how
*tight* the storage units were packed. ;-)
That reminds me of once when I was crawling through a surplus yard of mostly military
surplus stuff. I found a FIRE TRUCK under a pile of stuff, and I had walked by it 2 or 3
times before I saw it!
I don't suppose that 785 is free, is it? Because that would probably push me over the
edge enough to fly up there and then drive back in a rental truck... ;)
I do have *lots* (2 pallets worth) of various
uVaxen...no one has shown *any* interest in them, so it's off to the scrapper. :-(
The 4000/700 is the first Vax that anyone's shown any interest in. There are other
Vaxen of that ilk (same sized cabinet as the 4000/700). Hmm.
Oh, man, that hurts to hear. I wish I was a lot closer, because I'd let that stuff
sit in my sea containers rather than going to scrap. :(
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
3:33 p.m.
I do have
*lots* (2 pallets worth) of various uVaxen...no one has shown *an$
Oh, man, that
hurts to hear. I wish I was a lot closer, because I'd let tha$
12:32 p.m.
Sorry, this has been an on-going thread. I'm in San Jose, CA.
TTFN - Guy
On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
I guess the big question is "where are you"?
Anywhere close to Dallas? I've reread your post a couple times, and if your location
is in there, I'm missing it.
Jerry
On 10/ 6/13 10:44 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
> I have to say that it's been an adventure. I'm almost done moving everything
> (computer wise...the house is next summer). Just took a load of 12 pallets
> up to the new place (I could have fit 14 in the truck but I had figured the
> truck from previous moves would only hold 10-12 and I'd only made 12 ready).
>
> I put some picture up of how everything looks after I unloaded the truck.
> The link is here (there's before and after pictures of the shop...just click
> on "Almost Moved" for the "after"):
> http://www.shiresoft.com/new-shop/Shiresoft/Almost_moved.html. I didn't take
> pictures of the "basement" where I had moved all of the totes a few weeks
ago
> to make enough space for everything else because there's not too much to see
> other than about 100 totes. ;-)
>
> BTW, there's still stuff to be claimed before it goes to be scrapped
> including a lot of uVAXen (including a VAX 4000/700 I just unearthed today),
> uPDP-11s, 11/34s, 11/44s, a Sun 4/110, DEC Rainbows and a DEC Robin that I
> "discovered". The final weekend for picking this stuff up is 10/19 and
> 10/20. I'm taking the final load up on 10/26. Anything after that will be
> scrapped the following week (there's some exceptions for folks that are
> picking up/shipping some *big* stuff...they know who they are and don't have
> to panic). So if anyone wants anything let me know (no I won't ship
> anything...it defeats the purpose).
>
> TTFN - Guy
>
>
>
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