pattis@june.cs.washington.edu (Richard Pattis) (07/18/89)
Recently the physics department at UW retired their DEC-10; I was able to convince them to give me the front panel (all the lights and switches). I'm interested in expanding my collection of panels, plus acquiring any other interesting computer antiques (things like core planes, etc). Is there any systematic way to approach this treasure hunt? Are there any companies out there that collect and resell such hardware? I know the Computer Museum in Boston sells some things, but that's the only supplier (or anyone close) that I've found. I'd appreciate any hints from the net. Rich Pattis pattis@june.cs.washinton.edu
eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (07/18/89)
There are a variety of junk companies around here in the Valley
[Santa Clara, Halted: [Hal Ted] is one, and there are many others].
A few companies are rather sensitive that some of their equipment gets
picked up in such a way. I think the greatest score I've heard was
a Xerox Alto for $100. Needed some work, but it appeared at the last Hacker's
Conference. Just ask around.
Another gross generalization from
--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@aurora.arc.nasa.gov
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Live free or die.andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner) (07/19/89)
"Recently the physics department at UW retired their DEC-10 ..."
How did they retire it?
When the KA-10 at Claremont Colleges was retired, $90,000 worth of
scrap gold was salvaged from it.
-=- Andrew Klossner (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew) [UUCP]
(andrew%frip.wv.tek.com@relay.cs.net) [ARPA]clay@uci.UUCP (News Administrator) (07/21/89)
Speaking of CPU retirement -- I heard that, just after I left Carleton College in '78, Igor, our multi-user PDP/8-I, was to be retired. It was sold to a mental institution in Nebraska. -- Clayton Haapala ...!mmm!dicome!uci!clay Unified Communications Inc. "Declare your Point of Entry, Space Wanderer!" 3001 Metro Drive - Suite 500 "Canarsi -- where everyone looks the same." Bloomington, MN 55425 -- zappa