[Info-vax] HP VMS Internals Books on eBay?

[Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing]

In article <a54487a5-d39d-47f6-8463-dbe8aefa68f4 at r3g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>, GLT <gltackett at gmail.com> writes:
>Chris said,
>>
>> I wrote the original message.
>>
>> The books in question appear to have library markings on the front spine
>> and a sticker on the side saying "Hewlett Packard Company/Palo Alto ????
>> Library".
>>
>
>With a little magnification (courtesy of the Firefox extension Image
>Zoom 0.3.1) it's clear that the ???? actually reads "GLI5". So the
>sticker says, "Hewlett-Packard Company/Palo Alto GLI5 Library/(650)
>857-3002.
>
>Just out of curiosity I did a free reverse look up on the phone number
>and got a latitude and longitude from Intelius.
>
>Of course it's pretty unlikely that the current location of this phone
>number has anything much to do with where it was located when that
>sticker was printed.  The lat/long corresponds roughly to the block in
>Palo Alto, CA, defined by University and Lytton Avenues and Kipling
>and Cowper streets. I used to frequent University Blvd years ago when
>I lived in Fremont, and the street scenes on Google Maps look quite
>familiar.
>
>HP has a lot of office space in the area, of course. Their Hanover
>Street campus is less than three miles driving distance from these
>coordinates.
>
>I would guess that GLI5 was the code for a particular office or
>facility. Someone who was around at HP Palo Alto in those days might
>know which.

Well, Digital's Network Laboratory used to be on a block between University and
Lytton, when I was last paying attention.  I'm under the impression it moved
a few blocks a few years ago, and now is at Hamilton and Alma, but I haven't
paid close attention.

I don't recall ever seeing an HP sign on University Avenue.

-- Alan