[Info-vax] coming soon: old DEC hardware free to a good home

[H Vlems]

On 19 sep, 21:01, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
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> Subject: coming soon: old DEC hardware free to a good home
> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:02 +0000 (UTC)
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> I tried posting this to alt.sex.fetish.hardware.DEC but it seems my news
> server doesn't carry that group anymore.  :-|
>
> Since I moved house recently I now have more room and will soon do an
> inventory of my hardware, put some new stuff into operation, take some
> stuff out of operation, give some stuff new tasks etc.  I will also draw
> the line and give away stuff which is "too old" for me.  (Actual age
> isn't as important as the technology involved.)  What I have in mind as
> "too old" would be something like VAX machines slower than the
> VAX(station) 4000, such as various models of the VAXstation 3100; DSSI
> stuff; thickwire and BNC ethernet; black-and-white monitors (but not
> monochrome terminals) etc.
>
> During the inventory, I plan to test the stuff so that I know what works
> and what doesn't, how much memory a machine has etc.  This is all stuff
> which I got (most probably for free) but no longer need myself.
> However, I think there are folks interested in somewhat older hardware
> than the stuff I am using at home now.
>
> I don't know when I'll be done---probably by the end of the year or so.
> This is thus just an advance notice.  I can store the stuff for a while,
> so it's not urgent.  I am not far from the Autobahn near Frankfurt am
> Main in Germany.  If I happen to be coming your way and have the time, I
> could bring it by, but otherwise you would have to collect it yourself.
> I think the cost of shipping would be prohibitive.
>
> Please send me an email so that I can get an idea of how much interest
> there is.  My plan is to make an announcement after the inventory and
> then distribute stuff on a first come, first served basis, but if anyone
> is really, really interested in such stuff (I won't be able to say more
> until after the inventory) and sends me an email now, then I'll give
> such folks first choice before making the announcement later on.  
> (Please indicate whether you are really, really interested or are just
> expressing general interest and might want to have something after the
> announcement later on.)

Phillip
I'd be interested in DSSI equipment, like disks and microVAX systems.
IIRC a microVAX 4100 is the same as a MicroVAX 3100 with DSSI enabled
instead of SCSI, right?
Hans