more interesting finds!

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue Dec 29 16:40:17 1998

For anyone in the Champaign-Urbana Illinois area looking for a scrap yard that
gets computer and electronic stuff to strip, there is a yard across from UPS
just north of I-74 in Urbana, Linclon Ave I believe. You need to talk to the
manager/owner though so you know when a load comes in so there's enough time to
sift through before they pull it apart. I believe he sells by scrap value, very
cheap.

I don't live there anymore but used to haunt that yard once a week for old
electronics and auto parts. back when I did up until 1994. They are still there
and will be for some time.

musicman38_at_mindspring.com wrote:

> Hi Joe,
> Where is this scrap place you are talking about?
> I know there are a couple of them here, never thought of looking there
> before. Do they sell you the stuff as scrap ?
> Or by the pound..?
>
> Phil..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 9:27 AM
> Subject: more interesting finds!
>
> >I went to a scrap place yesterday and found a couple of interesting items.
> >One is a 16K core memory board for a Data General Nova. Huge sucker! It's
> >marked "DATA GENERAL CORP DGC NOVA 800 16K MEMORY STACK copyright 1973".
> >Anyone need this or should I just hang it on the wall to admire?
> >
> >
> > I also found several odd looking boxs that are labled as HDS ViewStation.
> >they're made by a company called Human Designed Systems. They're about 2"
> >tall and 12" square. They have connectors for all the following; thick and
> >thin ethernet, twisted pair, sun keyboard, standard PC keyboard, RJ serial
> >port, DB-25 serial, DB-25 parallel, PS-2 mouse and standard VGA video.
> >Does anyone know what these are or why they have so many ports?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
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