dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) (02/24/91)
DISCLAIMER: I have nothing to gain, financially, by posting this. I, as a fellow unix-pc hacker, was excited to find a source for the increasingly-rare hardware and manuals for our nifty machines. I have seen other postings with information on where to find parts and equipment, and have been extremely grateful for the information. And so, with that out of the way.... I just talked to a really cool lady named Vicki at a place called "Computer Horizons" in ohio (seems to be the unix-pc capital of the world, doesn't it??). She has loads and loads of unix pc stuff for sale or trade, new and used, and she's very interested in our net hacks. She has: Unix-pc's new in box (about 50 units), combo cards, ethernet cards, motherboards, o/s disks, manuals (lots of them), tape drives, chassis expansion boxes. She is currently out of stock of voicepower boards and dos cards, but when she has them, they both go for $250. Very reasonable. She also buys used stuff. Even if you have nothing to buy or sell just now, give her a call at 1-800-227-2362 (Vicki) and have her send you a flyer. It's nice to know we can still get this stuff. She knew nothing of the ohio-state archives or the net, or that there was so much interest in the unix-pc still out there. Let's let her know we exist, and that the 3b1 ain't dead yet!! She's very interested in our mods and hacks, too. little david -- Computer interfaces and user interfaces are as different as night and 1.
jjwcmp@isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) (02/26/91)
In article <1991Feb23.211446.3821@yenta.alb.nm.us> dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) writes: >Even if you have nothing to buy or sell just now, give her a call >at 1-800-227-2362 (Vicki) and have her send you a flyer. It's >nice to know we can still get this stuff. > I just got off the phone with Vicki, and she said she's been buried with calls from us Usenetter's (35 since 9 this morning). The evidently buy and sell a large variety of stuff. Their price for the floppy tape is $395, and combo boards are $195... Can't wait for tax-refund time! (-; Jeff -- | RIT VAX/VMS Systems: | Jeff Wasilko | RIT Ultrix Systems: | |BITNET: jjwcmp@ritvax +----------------------+ INET:jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu| |INTERNET: jjwcmp@ritvax.rit.edu |____UUCP:jjwcmp@ultb.UUCP____| |Ask me about the Desktop Publishing Mailing list -- All platforms welcome. |
jon@jonlab.UUCP (Jon H. LaBadie) (03/05/91)
In article <1991Feb25.202111.7354@isc.rit.edu>, jjwcmp@isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) writes: > In article <1991Feb23.211446.3821@yenta.alb.nm.us> dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) writes: > >Even if you have nothing to buy or sell just now, give her a call > >at 1-800-227-2362 (Vicki) and have her send you a flyer. It's > >nice to know we can still get this stuff. > > > > I just got off the phone with Vicki, and she said she's been buried > with calls from us Usenetter's (35 since 9 this morning). > > The evidently buy and sell a large variety of stuff. Their price for > the floppy tape is $395, and combo boards are $195... Cheeze, doesn't anyone have any bad words about Computer Horizons :-) ? I was considering replacing my system so I could run SVR4. While figuring finances, I considered selling my current system to help defray the cost of the new system. Now my max'ed out 3B1 (tape, dos-73, populated combo, extra combo, etc.) has dropped in value by 30 - 60 percent. Cheeze, you might think this is a free enterprize system ;-(. Seriously, CH is a good organization. I've had two dealings with them and both turned out well. Just be sure you know what you are getting and that it is complete. My word of caution stems from one of the two deals that could have turned out bad. I had a 3B2 at work. CH advertised used serial "ports" cards at a very good price. I ordered two, but they only had one in stock. They delivered one used card and one new, never opened card. Fine! Especially considering the used card was just that. No docs. The new card had the users manual AND a diskette of software that had to be loaded onto the card firmware at boot time. Without the software, the cards were useless. So, the upshot is "Buyer be knowledgable". I wasn't and could have been burned. CH `might' have rectified the situation had I not had the needed software. I just don't know, they were not put to the test. Aside from that, they seem honest and good to deal with. Recommended. Jon -- Jon LaBadie {att, princeton, bcr, attmail!auxnj}!jonlab!jon
Mariusz@fbits.ttank.com (Mariusz Stanczak) (03/06/91)
In article <925@jonlab.UUCP> jon@jonlab.UUCP (Jon H. LaBadie) writes: >test. Aside from that, they seem honest and good to deal with. > >Recommended. Right, ...and the fact that they are there, with (mostly, considering the_past(TM)) earthly prices, makes it all the nicer to know... BTW, the deliveries are within a week... usefull even in emergencies ;-) -Mariusz -- INET: Mariusz@fbits.ttank.com CIS : 71601.2430@compuserve.com UUCP: ..!uunet!zardoz!ttank!fbits!Mariusz
Mariusz@fbits.ttank.com (Mariusz Stanczak) (03/10/91)
In article <1991Feb25.202111.7354@isc.rit.edu>, jjwcmp@isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) writes: > In article <1991Feb23.211446.3821@yenta.alb.nm.us> dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) writes: [[ about Computer Horizons ]] > >Even if you have nothing to buy or sell just now, give her a call [...] > >nice to know we can still get this stuff. > > > > Can't wait for tax-refund time! (-; > > Jeff Having had replaced 0.5MB motherboard with a 2.0MB one, to all those that contemplate the same (the price is right, and not only): - order a 3B1 power supply with the board (lucky me, I did... for a different reason ;-)), or (would that be possible?) make sure that the new board supplies HD power connector directly from the board, a'la PC 7300. The "larger" board has this connector pulled from the power supply, from where, on the 7300, one of the fans is driven. Speaking of which... is it because there's only one fan active (I conected the one on the PS side and taped the other opening) that it whizes on the "second gear"? The whine is really anoying. Help. Working on hardware is not my fort\'e, but I was even thinking about soldering the other fan where HD connector on the 7300 went, so before I do something foolish, wreck havoc with noise (and posibly not achieve the needed result), someone tell me the easy solution ;-) Thanks. On the upside: the OBM does not oscillate(sp?) "endlessly" as it did with the 7300 motherboard. BTW, Thad, if you're reading this, have you managed to work out the details in your outboard-white-big-monitor project? I'm very interested in doing the same (stuffing a motherboard into a separate box)... especially now... this "air blower" is ready for take-off. -Mariusz -- INET: Mariusz@fbits.ttank.com CIS : 71601.2430@compuserve.com UUCP: ..!uunet!zardoz!ttank!fbits!Mariusz