PDP11/34 Being Retired and Scrapped

From: James L. Rice <jrice_at_texoma.net>
Date: Sun Jun 7 09:43:27 1998

Which one?

Michael Sheflin wrote:
>
> I'd like it.
> Please contact
> Mike
>
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> >From: "James L. Rice" <jrice_at_texoma.net>
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> >A plant at which I work is retiring a PDP11/34 and two Industrial I/O
> >racks later this month. This machine has at least two sets of spare
> >boards and even a spare hard drive as well as a complete set of
> >manuals. It has been under a DEC service contract and has been running
> >24/7 for the last 20 years. After I transfer control of the furnaces
> to
> >AB PLC's later this month, the DEC has been promised to a scrap yard in
> >the Dallas area. If I can pry it away from the scrapper grasp, would
> >anyone want it. I'm not into mini's so I don't want it, but I hate to
> >see it get recycled for the metal.
> >
> >Also, I know where a HP 3000 can be picked up for probably under a
> >$100. It has a hard drive, at least a med of ram, a 9 track tape drive
> >(requires 3ph 208v), 10-12 HP2392 (as I recall) terminals, all of the
> >cables, boards, expanders, a modem and was running when removed. If
> >anyone is intrested, let me know and I'll pass your email adress to
> this
> >guy.
> >
> >James
> >
>
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