I've been in correspondence with a fellow who's got a lot of older VAXen,
Q-Bus, and disk drive goodies. He may also have some mainframe stuff. I've
already claimed a QBus-to-SA1000 disk interface board set.
Please contact him directly if you want more details. Thanks!
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>Reply-To: <edick_at_idcomm.com>
>From: edick_at_idcomm.com (Richard Erlacher)
>To: "Bruce Lane" <kyrrin2_at_wizards.net>
>Subject: Re: Q-bus cards.
>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 21:44:45 -0600
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>X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155
>
>Nope . . . it's just junk in the basement from back when I was contemplating
>building up a Q-bus system. I quickly gave up on that one . . .
>
>You cover the freight. Probably $3 per board via USPS priority mail would
>cover it. Q-bus SCSI cards from makers like EMULEX were still very hot
when I
>got this 2-board set. I looked at the size of the project, and looked at the
>product I'd have when the work was done, and quit right there. I had some
>memory cards, and even an 11-780 (VAX) rack pair, but without drives or
memory
>cards. One trip down the stairs with that convinced me I didn't want any
more
>of that stuff. ]]
>
>I still have a few dumb terminals (not ANSI) and a few old printers. I even
>have a SASI interfaced hard drive, complete with the bridge controller
>(SA1000). Mostly, I have old 70's and 80's S-100 stuff..
>
>If you're interested in the drives which go with the controller, you need to
>consider that I'm in Denver and that the drives weigh about 25-30#.
>
>I am, incidentally, not a collector at all, just a guy who bought a lot of
>stuff which he doesn't need any more at high prices and hasn't the heart
>(sense) to junk it. I am, an electronics engineer and used to use some of
this
>stuff for one thing or another.
>
>I can attempt to make a list of what's just lying about. As I wrote before,
>much of it is in the basement because I can't carry it up by myself, else it
>would have been gone long ago.
>
>
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>> From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin2_at_wizards.net>
>> To: edick_at_idcomm.com
>> Subject: Re: Q-bus cards.
>> Date: Thursday, August 28, 1997 20:56 PM
>>
>> At 18:10 28-08-97 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks for the WD7000 drivers, etc. I have an item you might like to
>> consider,
>> >namely a Q-bus to ST1000 (Shugart 8") hard drive adapter. Actually, it's
>two
>> >cards.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> You're most welcome, and yes, I would most definitely be interested! (for
>> the collection value if nothing else). Would you want any actual cash for
>> it or would I just need to cover the shipping?
>>
>> > Now that's an oddity if ever there was one, and, in fact, I could even
>> >send you a drive or two, (I think) though I'm not certain they haven't
been
>> >recycled, since there's a significant amount of scrap aluminum
involved. I
>> >have LOTS of late '70's through 80's computer equipment. Much of it too
>> heavy
>> >to toss, else it would already be gone. Let me know if there's something
>> >specific you want. Perhaps I have it!
>>
>> Well, I have been keeping an eye out for a QBus-to-SCSI board, though that
>> may be a little late-model for the collection it sounds like you have.
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1). Where are you located?
>>
>> 2). Since it sounds like you're a collector, would you be interested in
>> subscribing to a listserver, out of the University of Washington, with a
>> bunch of other collectors on there? If not, I can forward a list of
>> whatever you'd like to get rid of to the list.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>>
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>> Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
>> (Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin2_at_wizards.net)
>> http://www.wizards.net/technoid
>> "Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
>> human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
>
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin2_at_wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Received on Fri Aug 29 1997 - 09:17:59 BST