Top 10 sins of a computer scrapper

From: Innfogra_at_aol.com <(Innfogra_at_aol.com)>
Date: Wed Oct 7 03:07:19 1998

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. I have sinned. I am retireing after 10 yrs of reselling
computer, test and laboratory equipment. It was with interest and dismay that
I read the top 10 Holy Grails and the following threads. After ballooning up
to 16,000 sq. Ft of warehouse my partner insisted on scrapping large parts of
the inventory. I was an accumulator, he was a scrapper. Needless to say we
didn't last.

Unfortunitely during that time we destroyed a lot of older computers including
a Xerox Alto, I recognized it later on Revenge of the Nerds
several Xerox Stars, I have some of the factory software left and maybe a
mouse.
a Magnolia
Jaquard 100 Word Processor Used the 4004 computer chip
Unknown SBC with an 8008 chip, I saved the chip (Std bus I believe)
3 IBM 5100s
Scores of early Intel development systems including several Prompt-48 and
MCS-8, we bought large lots from Intel
Chameleon, I may have a manual or two.
Litton 1251, Dual drum memory 400K, punch tape programmed
PDP-8
Several Teraks
Cincinatti Millichron 2000, I may have a programming card left
I'm sure some of the big iron counts but I didn't know that field well.
OK so this is more than 10.

Where were you guys 4 years ago? I'm really sorry for my part.It is really
hard to figure out what is collectable, particularly if you don't recognize
it. I felt really bad when I finally recognized that that funny looking Drive
with Xerox on it.

Is there any interest in a DEC VAX 730, a General Automation Zebra 5500 (a
Pick machine), DEC RA60 & RA81s, Tektronix 4113, NCR 1000. These need to go
very soon.

I enjoy the list. Thanks a lot.
Paxton
Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 03:07:19 BST